title: Hemimasticatory spasm treated with botulinum toxin: case report.
abstract: We describe a female patient with hemimasticatory spasm, a rare movement disorder due to dysfunction of the motor trigeminal nerve of unknown origin. This patient had an excellent response to botulinum toxin therapy.
authors.affiliation: Service of Neurology, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Hélio A G
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Teive
authors.forename: Elcio J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Piovesan
authors.forename: Francisco M B
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Germiniani
authors.forename: Carlos Henrique A
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sa
authors.forename: Rosana H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Scola
authors.forename: Lineu C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Werneck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018726:Anti-Dyskinesia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D019569:Hemifacial Spasm / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D018726:Anti-Dyskinesia Agents; D001905:Botulinum Toxins