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Blepharospasm is a fairly rare disease. Estimates of incidence and prevalence vary, tending to be higher in population studies than service studies, [5] likely because of delays in diagnosis. [4] In the United States, approximately 2,000 new cases of blepharospasm are diagnosed each year. [6]
The main symptoms involve involuntary blinking and chin thrusting. Some patients may experience excessive tongue protrusion, squinting, light sensitivity, muddled speech, or uncontrollable contraction of the platysma muscle. Some Meige's patients also have "laryngeal dystonia" (spasms of the larynx). Blepharospasm may lead to embarrassment in ...
According to one Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, among 74,571 adult respondents in 12 U.S. states, 35.3% reported <7 hours of sleep during a typical 24-hour period, 48.0% reported snoring, 37.9% reported unintentionally falling asleep during the day at least once in the preceding month, and 4.7% reported nodding off or ...
[2] [4] [5] [6] Its primary use in medicine is for the treatment of schizophrenia. [7] It was also tried with some success as a treatment for various psychiatric symptoms seen in people with dementia, [8] but chronic use of thioridazine and other anti-psychotics in people with dementia is not recommended. [9]
In children, the most common cause is a stroke of the ventral pons. [9]Unlike persistent vegetative state, in which the upper portions of the brain are damaged and the lower portions are spared, locked-in syndrome is essentially the opposite, caused by damage to specific portions of the lower brain and brainstem, with no damage to the upper brain.
After games in Brazil, the United Kingdom and Germany this season, the NFL plans to keep on growing its international footprint. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Sunday that the league is ...
A Stellantis joint venture with Samsung SDI has won a commitment from the U.S. government for up to a $7.54 billion loan to help build two electric vehicle battery plants in Kokomo, Indiana. The ...
[1] [7] The symptoms can be managed by initially introducing a seizure suppressing medication as the first stage of the treatment, which optimally works only for that stage because any delay will reduce the efficacy of those medications. Convulsive status epilepticus commonly affects the elderly and young children, with a mortality rate of up ...