Journal Reviews

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Recognising clinical characteristics of blepharospasm

1 August 2019 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Blepharospasm, benzodiazepines, focal dystonia, psychotropics, sensory-motor disintegration

Focal dystonia is regarded as a characteristic feature of blepharospasm, but patients do not always present with these motor symptoms. The authors present a retrospective analysis of data from a large number of patients treated for drug-induced or essential blepharospasm...

Could medical cannabis be used to successfully treat blepharospam?

1 April 2018 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Blepharospasm, cannabis, marijuana, muscle spasm

This study observed the effect of medical cannabis in benign essential blepharospasm (BEB), in addition to standard botulinum toxin treatment. The study comprised of a retrospective chart review on eligible patients and included information on patient demographics, responses, cannabis history...