Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, P.R. China
Case Report
Two Cases of Hemifacial Spasm Completely Recovered after Repeated BTX-A Treatment
Author(s): Ting-Ting Shen, Ying-Ying Xu, Jing-Liu, Wei-Feng Luo and Xia Zhang*
Hemifacial Spasm (HSF) refers to the intermittently involuntary clonic twitch or painless rigidity of one or two sides of facial muscles. Patients
with hemifacial spasm generally have a decline in quality of life, accompanied by anxiety, depression and other emotional problems, which further
aggravate hemifacial spasm symptoms. BTX-A injection is the first choice for treatment of HFS, which can not only relief the symptoms of HFS
but also improve the mood problems. There have been no reported cases of HFS cured by drugs or BTX-A. Here we reported two HFS patients
recovered after multiple BTX-A treatments without recurrence for 3-8 years, which might provide a clue for further exploration of the pathogenesis
of HFS... Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2165-7920.2021.11.1458
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