"Blepharospasm" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Excessive winking; tonic or clonic spasm of the orbicularis oculi muscle.
| Descriptor ID |
D001764
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.338.250
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blepharospasm" by people in Profiles.
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Motor and psychiatric features in idiopathic blepharospasm: A data-driven cluster analysis. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2022 Nov; 104:94-98.
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Diagnostic criteria for blepharospasm: A multicenter international study. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2021 10; 91:109-114.
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Practice guideline update summary: Botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of blepharospasm, cervical dystonia, adult spasticity, and headache: Report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2016 May 10; 86(19):1818-26.
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Efficacy and safety of incobotulinumtoxinA (NT 201, Xeomin) in the treatment of blepharospasm-a randomized trial. Mov Disord. 2011 Jul; 26(8):1521-8.
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Efficacy and safety of purified botulinum toxin type A (Dysport) for the treatment of benign essential blepharospasm: a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase II trial. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2008; 14(5):407-14.