Botulinum Toxin Therapy in Congenital Blepharospasm

Botulinum toxin injections are the treatment of choice for the management of essential blepharospasm in adults. No cases of congenital blepharospasm have been described in the literature so far, and no cases of botulinum toxin injection in an infant have been reported. A 4-week-old girl was referred...

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Published in:	Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Main Author:	Bettina Wabbels
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Karger Publishers 2014-12-01
Subjects:	Congenital blepharospasm Botulinum toxin Child
Online Access:	http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/370143

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