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Hemimasticatory spasm treated with botulinum toxin: Case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (2002) 60(2 A) 288-289
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2002000200020
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We describe a female patient with hemimasticatory spasm, a rare movement disorder due to dysfunction of the motor trigeminal nerve of unknown origin. This patient had an excellent response to botulinum toxin therapy.

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Teive, H. A. G., Piovesan, É. J., Germiniani, F. M. B., Camargo, C. H. A., Sá, D., Scola, R. H., & Werneck, L. C. (2002). Hemimasticatory spasm treated with botulinum toxin: Case report. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 60(2 A), 288–289. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2002000200020

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