title: Transient blepharospasm secondary to unilateral striatal infarction.
abstract: We report on a patient who presented a transient eyelid motor disorder characterized by bilateral reflex blepharospasm as the main clinical manifestation of a right-sided striatal infarction. This case emphasizes the role of the nondominant striatum in the pathophysiology of eyelid motor abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Service of Neurology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, C/ Doctor Esquerdo, 46, 28007 Madrid, Spain. fgrandasp@meditex.es
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grandas
authors.forename: Lydia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: López-Manzanares
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Traba
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001764:Blepharospasm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012720:Severity of Illness Index