Medical Publications Learn about various aspects of Blepharospasm, Meige, and Hemi-facial spasm through professional papers and articles on the topic. Animal Model Explains the Origins of the Cranial Dystonia Benign Essential Blepharospasm – Evinger – 1997 Brain Control of Facial Muscles – Morecraft – 1999 Risk Factors for Blepharospasm – Stacy – 2002 Brain Mechanisms in Blepharospasm – Perlmutter – 1999 Future therapies in blepharospasm and related movement disorders – Tolosa – 2002 The Metabolic Topography of Essential Blepharospasm – Hutchinson – 2000 LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES IN IDIOPATHIC BLEPHAROSPASM – Beradelli – 2018 Neuropathology of Blepharospasm...
Disclaimer Botulinum Toxin Injections Botulinum toxin is an approved treatment for blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm in the United States and Canada. This is a toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. It weakens the muscles by blocking nerve impulses transmitted from the nerve endings of the muscles. When it is used to treat blepharospasm, minute doses of botulinum toxin are injected intramuscularly into several sites above and below the eyes. The sites of the injection will vary slightly from patient to patient and according to physician preference. They are usually given on the eyelid, the brow, and the muscles under...