Botulinum toxin to suppress hyperkinesias after hypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis
- 1 September 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
- Vol. 247 (6) , 391-392
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00179017
Abstract
Facial hyperkinesias are a common side effect of hypoglossal-facial nerve anastomoses. We report a patient whose facial hyperkinesias were suppressed by botulinum toxin injections a treatment recently introduced in the therapy of craniocervical dystonias. EMG studies are used to document the effect of botulinum toxin on the facial hyperkinesias as well as on voluntary muscle activation.Keywords
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