Blepharospasm
It is of two types: essential and reflex blepharospasm. The benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) is a focal dystonia-a ... Prolonged use of benzodiazepines can induce blepharospasm and is a known risk factor for the development of blepharospasm. ... Multiple sclerosis can cause blepharospasm. Drug therapy for blepharospasm has proved generally unpredictable and short-termed ... the causes of many cases of blepharospasm remain unknown. Some people with blepharospasm have a history of dry eyes, light ...
Mental disorders in fiction
Blepharospasm, 2011 novel by Harutyun Mackoushian. A story that focuses on a boy suffering from anxiety. A Better Place, 2011 ... "blepharospasm". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-05-15. Books › "a better place by mark a. roeder". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 23 ...
Meige's syndrome
The blepharospasm referred to here is officially called benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) to distinguish it from the less ... Patients with blepharospasm have normal eyes. The visual disturbance is due solely to the forced closure of the eyelids.[ ... Botulinum toxin injections can be helpful for the blepharospasm and for masseter spasm. Mogigraphia synd/547 at Who Named It? ... It is actually a combination of two forms of dystonia, blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia (OMD). When OMD is combined ...
Methyldichloroarsine
Other symptoms include: dermal burns with vesicle formation; blepharospasm and photophobia. Convulsions, abdominal pain, ...
Basal ganglia disease
Blepharospasm is any abnormal contraction or twitch of the eyelid. Blepharospasm may come from abnormal functioning of the ... "Benign Essential Blepharospasm". NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders). Retrieved 2020-01-29. Baron MS, Vitek JL, ...
Dystonia
"Open Your Eyes Part 1 . Freedom from Blepharospasm. Documentary". Out of the Box Productions. Archived from the original on 11 ... such as blepharospasm, torticollis and writer's cramp. These forms were previously considered independent disorders and were ... blepharospasm, oromandibular dystonia, dysphonia and musicians' dystonia. Some focal dystonias have been proven treatable ...
CR gas
CR causes intense skin irritation, in particular around moist areas; blepharospasm, causing temporary blindness; and coughing, ...
Photophobia
ISBN 978-0-12-709801-2. Wakakura M, Tsubouchi T, Inouye J (March 2004). "Etizolam and benzodiazepine induced blepharospasm". J ... and functional limitations in patients with benign essential blepharospasm". Ophthalmology. 116 (5): 997-1001. doi:10.1016/j. ...
Effects of long-term benzodiazepine use
In addition, chronic use of benzodiazepines is a risk factor for blepharospasm. Drug-induced symptoms that resemble withdrawal- ... Wakakura M, Tsubouchi T, Inouye J (March 2004). "Etizolam and benzodiazepine induced blepharospasm". Journal of Neurology, ...
Apraxia of lid opening
Atypical blepharospasm responsive to sodium valproate. Mov Disord. 1994 Jan. 9(1):116-7 Kerty E, Eidal K. Apraxia of eyelid ... Ptosis (eyelid) Blepharospasm Apraxia Myokymia Goldstein JE, Cogan DG. Apraxia of Lid Opening. Arch Ophthalmol. 1965 Feb. 73: ... Surgical treatment may be considered in severe cases or cases that occur with blepharospasm. A person with isolated ALO has an ... Apraxia of lid opening in blepharospasm. Ophthalmic Surg. 1990 May. 21(5):331-4 Krack P, Marion MH. Apraxia of lid opening, a ...
Cyanea annaskala
They also experienced photophobia and blepharospasm. Corneal epithelium suffered abrasions and stroma were punctured. There was ...
Avulsion injury
Grandas, F., Elston, J., Quinn, N., & Marsden, C.D. (1988, June). Blepharospasm: A review of 264 patients. Journal of Neurology ... Facial nerve avulsion is used to treat the involuntary twitching involved in benign essential blepharospasm. However, it often ... Treatment of essential blepharospasm: Comparison of facial nerve avulsion and eyebrow-eyelid muscle stripping procedure. ... toxin injections have been shown to be more effective than surgical avulsions in treating benign essential blepharospasm, while ...
Clonazepam
White MC, Silverman JJ, Harbison JW (February 1982). "Psychosis associated with clonazepam therapy for blepharospasm". The ...
Substance-induced psychosis
White MC, Silverman JJ, Harbison JW (February 1982). "Psychosis associated with clonazepam therapy for blepharospasm". The ...
Capsaicin
Eye exposure produces intense tearing, pain, conjunctivitis, and blepharospasm. The primary treatment is removal from exposure ...
Spasmodic torticollis
... it has also been seen in patients with blepharospasm. Sensory tricks offer only temporary and often partial relief of spasmodic ...
Schwartz-Jampel syndrome
Eye symptoms such as blepharospasm might be relieved by Botox. Otherwise, a variety of surgical procedures have been found to ...
Raman Malhotra
In 2008, Malhotra created a method of treating Blepharospasm using filters. In 2008, 2009 and 2010, Malhotra was cited in the ...
Myokymia
Blepharospasm Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency Fasciculation Myoclonic jerk (myoclonus) Walton, C.; Kalmar, J. M; ...
Torsion dystonia
Dopamine receptor D5
"A polymorphism in the dopamine receptor DRD5 is associated with blepharospasm". Neurology. 58 (1): 124-6. doi:10.1212/wnl.58.1. ...
Eyelid
Blepharospasm (eyelid twitching) is an involuntary spasm of the eyelid muscle. The most common factors that make the muscle in ...
Botulinum toxin
Thus, blepharospasm patients required re-injection two or three times a year. In 1986, Scott's micromanufacturer and ... In December 1989, Botox was approved by the US FDA for the treatment of strabismus, blepharospasm, and hemifacial spasm in ... For a period of four months, American blepharospasm patients had to arrange to have their injections performed by participating ... For four months, as liability issues were resolved, American blepharospasm patients traveled to Canadian eye centers for their ...
Hyperkinesia
The unilateral blepharospasm of HFS may interfere with routine tasks such as driving. In addition to medication, patients may ... Blepharospasm is a type of dystonia characterized by the involuntary contraction of the muscles controlling the eyelids. ... Like blepharospasm, the frequency of contractions in hemifacial spasm may range from intermittent to frequent and constant. ...
Crotoxin
The same study has also shown that it might help patients with blepharospasm. At low concentrations of crotoxin, patients with ...
Photinos Panas
... blepharospasm, etc.) Leçons sur les maladies inflammatoires des membranes internes de l'œil comprenant l'iritis, les ...
Levator palpebrae superioris muscle
Blepharospasm Ptosis Superior tarsal muscle Liu, Grant T. (2003-01-01), Samuels, Martin A.; Feske, Steven K. (eds.), "Chapter 6 ...
TIMM8A
Queen Victoria Hospital
Raman Malhotra, consultant ophthalmologist at the hospital, discovered a method of treating Blepharospasm using filters. ...
Phosgene oxime
Eyes: Eye examination typically demonstrates conjunctivitis, lacrimation, lid edema, and blepharospasm after even minute ...