J Korean Pain Soc.
1997 Nov;10(2):235-240.
Botulinum Toxin Injection Treatment for Facial Spasm
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- 1Pain Clinic, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
Abstract
- Hemifacial spasm is a distressing condition characterized by involuntary, intermittent, unilateral twitching of all , or parts, of the muscles innervated by facial nerve. This ailment is most common among middle-aged women. Neither causative agent nor reliable treatment has been established because etiology of idiopathic hemifacial spasm has remained undefined to date. This report describes two cases of hemifacial spasm treatment by injection of Botulinum toxin. An injection of Botulinum toxin provided relief of hemi facial spasm. Botulinum toxin therapy is an effective and convenient treatment of hemifacialspasm.
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