title: Treatment of essential blepharospasm with quetiapine.
abstract: A 69-year-old male with blepharospasm unresponsive to several medications who was successfully treated with quetiapine is described. His symptoms were largely alleviated by low doses, but he experienced sedation, which permitted him to take the medication at bedtime only.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001764:Blepharospasm / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate