Action-induced hemifacial spasm and its resolution with botulinum toxin

Movement Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 147-148

  Yang, Sam S Y ^a   Seet, Raymond C S ^b   Lim, Erle C H ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFECT; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ADULT; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL NERVE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MYOCLONUS; SMILING; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 61449172162     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.22338     Document Type: Article

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