Hemimasticatory spasm treated with botulinum toxin: case report Espasmo hemimastigatório tratado com toxina botulínica: relato de caso
We describe a female patient with hemimasticatory spasm, a rare movement disorder due to dysfunction of the motor trigeminal nerve of unknown origin. This patient had an excellent response to botulinum toxin therapy.<br>Relatamos o caso de paciente feminina com espasmo hemimastigatório, distúr...
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| Main Authors: | Hélio A.G. Teive, Élcio J. Piovesan, Francisco M.B. Germiniani, Carlos Henrique A. Camargo, Daniel Sá, Rosana H. Scola, Lineu C. Werneck |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações
2002-06-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2002000200020 |
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