Spontaneous remission in patients with essential blepharospasm and meige syndrome

被引：16

作者：

Castelbuono, A ^{[1
]}

Miller, NR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Johns Hopkins Med Inst, Wilmer Eye Inst, Neuroophthalmol Unit, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY | 1998年 / 126卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0002-9394(98)00099-3

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 ;

摘要：

PURPOSE: To determine the frequency of remission in patients with essential blepharospasm and Meige syndrome. METHOD: Retrospective analysis of patients by means of questionnaire in an institutional setting. RESULTS: Among 238 patients diagnosed in a single institution as having essential blepharospasm or Meige syndrome, 27 (11.3%) claimed to be symptom free without curative surgery, The average time between onset and resolution in the patients who claimed remission was 4.85 years (range, 3 months to 22 years). Among these patients, the duration of remission averaged 6.33 years (range, 1 year to 14 years). CONCLUSION: Patients with essential blepharospasm or Meige syndrome have a small but definite potential for spontaneous remission of symptoms, particularly within the first 5 years after onset of symptoms. (C) 1998 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.

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