title: [Botulinum toxin treatment of synkinesia following facial paralysis].
abstract: We report ten patients with unilateral synkinesias after facial palsy treated with botulinum toxin injections. All patients suffered from extensive mass movements around the eye. After periocular injections all patients showed much improvement: a period of 11 weeks free of symptoms was followed by a 9-week period of minimal symptoms. There were no important complications. The use of botulinum toxin injections is an effective therapy for mass movements after defect healing of facial palsy.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roggenkämper
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laskawi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Damenz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nüssgens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000187:drug effects*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009045:Motor Endplate / Q000187:drug effects; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects*; D013035:Spasm / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D001905:Botulinum Toxins
vernacular_title: Botulinus-Toxin-Behandlung bei Synkinesien nach Fazialisparese.