Swallowing disorders in patients with blepharospasm.
Cersósimo, María G; Juri, Silvia; Suárez de Chandler, Silvia; Clerici, Roxana; Micheli, Federico E.
Medicina [B Aires]
; 65(2): 117-20, 2005.
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em Inglês
| BINACIS | ID: bin-38329
Blepharospasm is a focal dystonia characterized by involuntary eye closure due to abnormal contraction of orbicular eyelid muscles. When blepharospasm is associated to the presence of involuntary oromandibular movements, it is termed Meige syndrome. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of deglutition alterations in patients with concurrent blepharospasm and Meige syndrome. Twenty consecutive patients were studied by video fluoroscopy using a barium technique. The 4 stages of deglutition were investigated. Ninety percent of patients (18 cases) presented deglutition disorders. The more commonly found alterations were premature food drop, 15 cases (83
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