[Treatment of facial spasm with botulin A toxin].
The authors use injections of botulinum A toxin in treatment of facial spasms. 105 patients (70 patients with blepharospasm, 35 patients with hemispasm) were treated during 4 years. The toxin Wisconsin relieved spasms for an average of 10 weeks. Local complications such as ptosis and diplopia appeared in less than 1/5 of the cases. No general complications were observed. Repeated treatments are necessary. The authors noted a decrease of lacrimal secretion on the treated side in hemifacial spasm and concluded that botulinum A toxin injections could be used as a treatment of epiphora.
Adenis
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JP
Service d'ophtalmologie, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges.
Smolik
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Maes
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005152:Facial Muscles; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013035:Spasm / Q000188:drug therapy*
D001905:Botulinum Toxins
Traitement des spasmes faciaux par la toxine botulique A.