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Akulov M.A.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Shimansky V.N.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Orlova O.R.

Central Institute of Botulinotherapy and Actual Neurology;
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Zakharov V.O.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Shevchenko K.V.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Ogurtsova A.A.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Orlova A.S.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical Univesity

Higher efficacy of botulinum toxin therapy for hemifacial spasm recurrence after vascular decompression. Case report and literature review

Authors:

Akulov M.A., Shimansky V.N., Orlova O.R., Zakharov V.O., Shevchenko K.V., Ogurtsova A.A., Orlova A.S.

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Journal: Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery. 2022;86(2): 89‑96

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To cite this article:

Akulov MA, Shimansky VN, Orlova OR, Zakharov VO, Shevchenko KV, Ogurtsova AA, Orlova AS. Higher efficacy of botulinum toxin therapy for hemifacial spasm recurrence after vascular decompression. Case report and literature review. Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery. 2022;86(2):89‑96. (In Russ., In Engl.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/neiro20228602189

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