Hereditary geniospasm in a mother and son treated with
botulinum toxin injection
botulinum toxin injection
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Author(s)
Jia, Wei
Perkins, Clare Perkins
Rainsbury, James
Lux, Andrew
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Hereditary geniospasm is a rare and benign disorder that can cause distress and social embarrassment to patients. There are only a handful of possible treatment options available. Due to the rarity of the condition, practices differ across the world and the results are varied. These include beta-blockers, benzodiazepines and anti-epileptics. These treatments can have significant side-effects when used long term. However, botulinum toxin injections have been successfully used in a handful of cases. We report a successful botulinum treatment of hereditary geniospasm in a mother and son, with the injection protocols.
Date Issued
2021-03-24
Date Acceptance
2020-06-07
Citation
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021, 9, pp.1-3
ISSN
2050-313X
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Start Page
1
End Page
3
Journal / Book Title
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Volume
9
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2050313X21993593
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-03-24