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Botulinum Toxin Physiology in Focal Hand and Cranial Dystonia
The safety and efficacy of botulinum toxin for the treatment of focal hand and cranial dystonias are well-established. Studies of these adult-onset focal dystonias reveal both shared features, such as the dystonic phenotype of muscle hyperactivity and overflow muscle contraction and divergent features, such as task specificity in focal hand dystonia which is not a common feature of cranial dyst...
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a common movement disorder, but its prevalence in different populations has not been elucidated. METHODS We reviewed all patients with HFS currently followed at the Baylor College of Medicine Movement Disorders Clinic and compared their demographic and clinical data with a control group of patients with cranial-cervical dystonia (CD). RESULTS...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neurology, Neuropsychiatry, Psychosomatics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2310-1342,2074-2711
DOI: 10.14412/2074-2711-2018-1-90-95