Treatment of hemifacial spasm in patient with hemifacial atrophy using combination therapy (ultrasound therapy and TENS): a case report.
10.3344/kjp.2017.30.4.304
- Author:
Apala BADUNI
1
;
Bhuvana KRISHNAMOORTHY
Author Information
1. Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS Dental College, Muradnagar, India. apalabaduni@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Botulinum toxins;
Facial hemi-atrophy;
Hemi-facial spasm;
Masseter muscle;
Temporalis muscle;
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation;
Ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Botulinum Toxins;
Facial Hemiatrophy*;
Hemifacial Spasm*;
Humans;
Male;
Masseter Muscle;
Muscles;
Spasm;
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation;
Ultrasonography;
Visual Analog Scale;
Young Adult
- From:The Korean Journal of Pain
2017;30(4):304-307
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
A 19-year-old male patient presented with facial hemi-atrophy with unilateral spasms of the masseter and temporalis muscles. Ultrasound therapy and Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation therapy, known as combination therapy, were given on alternate days for 2 weeks. At the end of 2 weeks of combination therapy the patient reported a drastic reduction in the number of episodes of muscle spasm. The visual analog scale score for tenderness of the masseter and temporalis was also markedly reduced. No one has previously used combination therapy for the treatment of facial hemi-atrophy with hemi-facial spasms. The encouraging results of the combination therapy has prompted us to document this study.
