Clinical features of patients with blepharospasm: A report of 240 patients

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 382-386

  Peckham, E L ^a   Lopez, G ^b   Shamim, E A ^b,c   Richardson, S Pirio ^d   Sanku, S ^b   Malkani, R ^e   Stacy, M ^f   Mahant, P ^g   Crawley, A ^b   Singleton, A ^h   Hallett, M ^b  

^a Neurology Specialists of Dallas   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Movement Disorder Specialists ^*  (United States)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Blepharospasm; Botulinum toxin; Dystonia; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CAFFEINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MOLINDONE; OLANZAPINE; ONDANSETRON; PERPHENAZINE; PIMOZIDE; PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE; PROMETHAZINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; THIORIDAZINE; TIOTIXENE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGE; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EYELID; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOCAL DYSTONIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEIGE SYNDROME; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BLEPHAROSPASM; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79951610183     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03161.x     Document Type: Article

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