Blepharospasm, Benign Essential

Introduction: Blepharospasm, Benign Essential

Description of Blepharospasm, Benign Essential

Blepharospasm, Benign Essential (medical condition): A neurological disorder where certain eye muscles fail to function properly.

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Blepharospasm, Benign Essential: Related Topics

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Blepharospasm, Benign Essential as a Disease

Blepharospasm, Benign Essential: Another name for Benign essential blepharospasm (or close medical condition association).
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Blepharospasm, Benign Essential: Related Diseases

Blepharospasm, Benign Essential: Blepharospasm, Benign Essential is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Eye conditions
• Eyelid disorders

Causes of Blepharospasm, Benign Essential

Some of the causes of Blepharospasm, Benign Essential are included in the list below:

• Corneal abrasion
• Meige blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia syndrome
• CS gas
• Salzmann's nodular degeneration of cornea
• Recurrent corneal erosion

See full list of 9 causes of Blepharospasm, Benign Essential (Benign essential blepharospasm)

Symptoms of Blepharospasm, Benign Essential (Benign essential blepharospasm)

Some of the symptoms of Blepharospasm, Benign Essential incude:

• Progressive worsening of eyelid spasms
• Occasional eye blinking
• Occasional eye irritation
• Involuntary winking
• Involuntary squinting

See full list of 15 symptoms of Blepharospasm, Benign Essential (Benign essential blepharospasm)

Treatments for Blepharospasm, Benign Essential (Benign essential blepharospasm)

Treatments for Blepharospasm, Benign Essential (Benign essential blepharospasm) include:

• Botulinum toxin injections
• Medications
• Surgery

Read more about treatments for Blepharospasm, Benign Essential

Treatment of Blepharospasm, Benign Essential: For more treatment information about Blepharospasm, Benign Essential, see treatment of Benign essential blepharospasm (Blepharospasm, Benign Essential)

Blepharospasm, Benign Essential: Article Excerpts about Benign essential blepharospasm

Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions and spasms of the eyelid muscles. It is a form of dystonia, a movement disorder in which sustained muscle contractions cause twitching and repetitive movements. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Benign Essential Blepharospasm Information Page: NINDS)

Blepharospasm, Benign Essential: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Blepharospasm, Benign Essential:

• focal dystonia
• tics
• twitches
• Parkinson's disease
• botulin toxin
• stress management
• Meige's syndrome

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