Long-term curative effect of botulinum toxin A(BTXA) on treating spam of eyelid and facial muscle
- VernacularTitle:肉毒杆菌毒素A治疗眼睑及面肌痉挛远期疗效观察
- Author:
Qiuxia TIAN
;
Yuanzhen LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
eyelid;
spasm of muscle;
botulinum toxin A;
long-term curative effect
- From:
Recent Advances in Ophthalmology
2000;20(5):363-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To discuss the long-term curative effect of botulinum toxin A(BTXA) for treating spasm of eyelid and facial muscle.Methods Ninty-two patients with spasm of eyelid and facial muscle were treated with BTXA and observed for a long term.Results After being injected with BTXA for 1～4 days, the spasm relieved gradually. Sixteen weeks later, the spasm symptoms relapsed. The relapse began mostly from eyelid spasm. The facial spasm's relief time was longer. lt might be up to 24 weeks. After injection, the patients had some slight complications of facial expression numb, ptosis and fissura palpebrae. The above complication symptoms recovered by themselves after two weeks. Conclusion The curative effect of BTXA on treating spasm of eyelid and facial muscle is reliable.
