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Effects of Botulinum Toxin Combined with Diltiazem on Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society ; : 1643-1648, 1995.
Article in Korean | WPRIM | ID: wpr-23213
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We investigated whether symptom-free period(mean response time) could be prolonged when diltiazem, one of the calcium-channel blocker, as a adjuvant was administered with botulinum toxin in blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm. The patients were 10 blepharospasms and 20 hemifacial spasms who had been treating with botulinum toxin injection in our hospital. When they received only botulinum toxin for treatment of blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm, their mean response times were 126.94 +/- 42.74 and 167.32 +/- 52.90 days, respectively. After start combination therapy of diltiazembotulinum toxin, mean response times were prolonged to 163.83 +/- 53.07 (p=0.0446) in patients with blepharospasm, on the other hand, 154.21 +/- 43.36(p=0.2156) days in patients with hemifacial spasm. This study suggests that a combination treatment of diltiazem and toxin may be effective especially when the mean response time is decreased due to antibody production and the local complications are possibly expected in some patients. Present study is meaningful in that it provides a new treatment modality for blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Reaction Time / Blepharospasm / Botulinum Toxins / Diltiazem / Hemifacial Spasm / Hand / Antibody Formation Limits: Humans Language: Korean Journal: Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society Year: 1995 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Reaction Time / Blepharospasm / Botulinum Toxins / Diltiazem / Hemifacial Spasm / Hand / Antibody Formation Limits: Humans Language: Korean Journal: Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society Year: 1995 Type: Article