Hemimasticatory spasm treated with botulinum toxin: Case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 60, Issue 2 A, 2002, Pages 288-289

  Teive, Hélio A G ^a,b   Piovesan, Élcio J ^a   Germiniani, Francisco M B ^a   Camargo, Carlos Henrique A ^a   Sá, Daniel ^a   Scola, Rosana H ^a   Werneck, Lineu C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Hemimasticatory spasm; Paroxysmal spasms

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MUSCLE SPASM; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0036100412     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2002000200020     Document Type: Article

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