Botulinum Toxin A in the Treatment of Hemifacial Spasm

Summary

Hemifacial spasm patients who received botulinum toxin A injection were divided into two groups. Group A received unilateral injection while group B received bilateral injection. Patients completed follow-up A researcher record facial videos and analyzed facial symmetry and completed 3 scales.

Timeline

Start

2017-10-02

Primary completion

2018-07-31

Completion

2018-08-31

Publications

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• Results Xiao L, Pan Y, Zhang X, Hu Y, Cai L, Nie Z, Pan L, Li B, He Y, Jin L. Facial asymmetry in patients with hemifacial spasm before and after botulinum toxin A treatment. Neurol Sci. 2016 Nov;37(11):1807-1813. doi: 10.1007/s10072-016-2670-2. Epub 2016 Jul 18.
• Results Kim J. Contralateral botulinum toxin injection to improve facial asymmetry after acute facial paralysis. Otol Neurotol. 2013 Feb;34(2):319-24. doi: 10.1097/mao.0b013e31827c9f58.
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