Botulinum toxin therapy of hemifacial spasm: bilateral injections can reduce facial asymmetry

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 265, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 2097-2105

  Xiao, Libin ^a   Pan, Lizhen ^a   Li, Bing ^a   Zhou, Yanwen ^a   Pan, Yougui ^a   Zhang, Xiaolong ^a   Hu, Yong ^a   Dressler, Dirk ^b   Jin, Lingjing ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Facial asymmetry; Hemifacial spasm; Therapy

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; FACE ASYMMETRY; FACIAL CLINIMETRIC EVALUATION SCALE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION ASSESSMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF EVALUATION; SUNNYBROOK FACIAL GRADING SYSTEM; SYMMETRY SCALE FOR HEMIFACIAL SPASM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 85049660650     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-018-8960-2     Document Type: Article

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