BENIGN ESSENTIAL BLEPHAROSPASM

Course overview

BENIGN ESSENTIAL BLEPHAROSPASM IS A FOCAL CRANIAL DYSTONIA, CHARACTERIZED BY INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTIONS OF ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS, RESULTING IN INVOLUNTARY EYE CLOSURE, ITS ETIOLOGY IS NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD, BUT MANY PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS HAVE BEEN POSTULATED. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT BENIGN ESSENTIAL BLEPHAROSPASM.