Hemifacial spasm and involuntary facial movements

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 493-500

  Tan, N C ^a   Chan, L L ^a   Tan, E K ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BOTULINUM TOXIN B; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; METALLOPROTEINASE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; BLEPHAROSPASM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIPLOPIA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY EYE; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LACRIMATION; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOKYMIA; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENESIS; PTOSIS; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA; TIC;

EID: 0036677627     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/95.8.493     Document Type: Review

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