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[Treatment of idiopathic blepharospasm with botulinum toxin A]
J Toczołowski1, W Romaniuk, E Wróblewska
1II Kliniki Okulistyki AM, Lublinie.
Klinika Oczna
|March 1, 1994
Abstract:
The preparations of botulinum toxin A--Botox and Porton were injected into the orbicular muscle of eye in 18 patients with idiopathic blepharospasm or Meige's syndrome. Improvement was achieved in 17 patients; in 10 injections should be repeated after about 8 weeks. Minor side effects declined after several days. Injection of botulinum toxin could be effective in this disease, otherwise hard to cure.