Effects of onabotulinum toxin type A injections in patients with Meige's syndrome
Background Meige's syndrome is a type of facial dystonia characterized by the simultaneous occurrence of blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. Although botulinum toxin type A (OBTA) injections are the standard treatment, evidence of their effectiveness and safety in this scenario...
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| author | Alexia Duarte Léo Coutinho Francisco Manoel Branco Germiniani Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive |
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Background Meige's syndrome is a type of facial dystonia characterized by the simultaneous occurrence of blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. Although botulinum toxin type A (OBTA) injections are the standard treatment, evidence of their effectiveness and safety in this scenario is still lacking. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-91e69e6b919e4e32adcb5d50a5c4012b2025-08-20T03:37:08ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria0004-282X1678-42272024-04-01820400100710.1055/s-0044-1785691Effects of onabotulinum toxin type A injections in patients with Meige's syndromeAlexia Duarte0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3985-2529Léo Coutinho1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4921-2939Francisco Manoel Branco Germiniani2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9494-9759Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2305-1073Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências da Saúde, Curitiba PR, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Paraná, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Interna, Curitiba PR, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Setor de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências da Saúde, Curitiba PR, Brazil. Background Meige's syndrome is a type of facial dystonia characterized by the simultaneous occurrence of blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. Although botulinum toxin type A (OBTA) injections are the standard treatment, evidence of their effectiveness and safety in this scenario is still lacking.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1785691Meige SyndromeDystoniaMovement DisordersBotulinum ToxinsSíndrome de MeigeDistoniaTranstornos dos MovimentosToxinas Botulínicas |
| spellingShingle | Alexia Duarte Léo Coutinho Francisco Manoel Branco Germiniani Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive Effects of onabotulinum toxin type A injections in patients with Meige's syndrome Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria Meige Syndrome Dystonia Movement Disorders Botulinum Toxins Síndrome de Meige Distonia Transtornos dos Movimentos Toxinas Botulínicas |
| title | Effects of onabotulinum toxin type A injections in patients with Meige's syndrome |
| title_full | Effects of onabotulinum toxin type A injections in patients with Meige's syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Effects of onabotulinum toxin type A injections in patients with Meige's syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of onabotulinum toxin type A injections in patients with Meige's syndrome |
| title_short | Effects of onabotulinum toxin type A injections in patients with Meige's syndrome |
| title_sort | effects of onabotulinum toxin type a injections in patients with meige s syndrome |
| topic | Meige Syndrome Dystonia Movement Disorders Botulinum Toxins Síndrome de Meige Distonia Transtornos dos Movimentos Toxinas Botulínicas |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1785691 |
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