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Blepharospasm accompanying hypoxic encephalopathy
Author(s) -
Palakurthy Prasad R.,
Iyer Vasudeva
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.870020208
Subject(s) - blepharospasm , basal ganglia , psychology , encephalopathy , medicine , eye movement , anesthesia , ophthalmology , psychiatry , central nervous system , neuroscience , botulinum toxin
Severe bilateral blepharospasm with left hemiplegia occurred in a 50‐year‐old woman, who developed cardiac arrest following ventricular aneurysmectomy. The blepharospasm was present constantly, even during sleep, and increased during attempts at voluntary eye opening. CT scan revealed multiple hypodense areas involving basal ganglia bilaterally and the right perisylvian area. The blepharospasm improved gradually over a 6‐month period, although the left hemiplegia remained unchanged.