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  • Movement Disorders
  • Clinical Neuroscience

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  • Blepharospasm (BSP) clinical presentation can be heterogeneous.
  • The temporal manifestation of eyelid spasms in BSP is not well understood.
  • Disease progression patterns in BSP require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To longitudinally evaluate clinical features in BSP patients over five years.
  • To investigate the temporal relationship between disease progression and prolonged spasms.
  • To assess changes in blink reflex recovery as an indicator of disease progression.

Main Methods:

  • Sixty BSP patients were videotaped at baseline and after a 5-year follow-up.
  • Two movement disorder experts, blinded to video order, scored BSP severity.
  • The blink reflex recovery index (R2) was assessed in 18 patients at baseline and follow-up.

Main Results:

  • BSP severity significantly worsened over the 5-year period.
  • The worsening was characterized by the onset or increased frequency/duration of prolonged spasms.
  • The blink reflex recovery cycle demonstrated worsening at follow-up compared to baseline.

Conclusions:

  • BSP progression involves the emergence or exacerbation of prolonged spasms.
  • These spasms are associated with altered brainstem interneuron excitability.
  • Aging may contribute to the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of BSP spasms.