Treatment of hemifacial spasm with type a botulinum toxin (AGN 191622): A dose finding study and the evaluation of clinical effect with electromyography

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 427-432

  Mezaki, Takahiro ^a   Kaji, Ryuji ^a   Kimura, Jun ^a   Ogawa, Nobuya ^a  

^a Sakakibara Hakuho Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Dose finding study; Electromyography; Hemifacial spasm; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AGN 191622; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; LAGOPHTHALMOS; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032987721     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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