blefarospasmo
Sign in to saveAlso known as blepharospasm (disorder), BLEPHAROSPASM, BENIGN ESSENTIAL
Blepharospasm is a neurological disorder characterized by intermittent, involuntary spasms and contractions of the orbicularis oculi (eyelid) muscles around both eyes. These result in abnormal twitching or blinking, and in the extreme, sustained eyelid closure resulting in functional blindness.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Blepharospasm
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Eye dystonia, Eye twitching, Eye spasm
- Medical condition (new).field
- Neurology, ophthalmology
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Research
2,715 papers- Blepharospasm 40 years later.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2017
- Essential blepharospasm.Seminars in ophthalmology · 2010
- Blepharospasm management in Schwartz-Jampel syndrome: A systematic review.European journal of ophthalmology · 2025
- Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm.International ophthalmology clinics · 2018
- Blepharospasm: recent advances.Neurology · 2002
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- disease
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- health specialty
- neurology
- ICPC 2 ID
- N99
- drug or therapy used for treatment
- cyproheptadine
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000643
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C118723
- ICD-9-CM
- 333.81
- genetic association
- DRD5
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- WikiProject Medicine
Sources (3)
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Article · Italiano
Il blefarospasmo è una distonia focale caratterizzata dalla chiusura persistente e involontaria delle palpebre. Può presentarsi in forma lieve, mentre, nei casi più gravi, può provocare di fatto una cecità funzionale.
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