Re: blepharospasms - help, help, help!

["George J. Lussier" <glussier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:10 AM 7/11/98 EDT, you,janet, wrote:
>hi george
>
>good news re viagra
>pronounced like 'niagara' in 'niagara falls'
>and tasmar
>pronounced like tolcapone
>but
>what the heck are blepharospasms?
>and how does one pronounce them, if one dares?
>
>
>your collegiate cyber-sibling
>
>janet
>
>
>a new voice - 
>janet paterson - 51/10 - endocarb/selegiline/fluoxetine
>almonte/ontario/canada - janet313@xxxxxxx
>
janet,
 For more info re: Blepharospasms you may go to the following site.



But for now

               What is Blepharospasm?

               Blepharospasm ['blef-a-ro-spaz-m] is a condition in which there 
is sustained, forced,
               involuntary closing of the eyelids. It is both a cranial and a 
focal dystonia. Blepharo
               comes from the Greek word for eyelids. Cranial refers to the 
head and focal indicates
               confinement to one part. The word dystonia describes abnormal 
involuntary sustained
               muscles contractions and spasms. Patients with blepharospasm 
have normal eyes. The
               visual disturbance is due solely to the forced closure of the 
eyelids.

               Blepharospasm should not be confused with:

                    Ptosis - drooping of the eyelids caused by weakness or 
paralysis of a levator
                    muscle of the upper eyelid
                    Blepharitis - an inflammatory condition of the lids due to 
infection or allergies
                    Hemifacial spasm - a non-dystonic condition involving 
various muscles on one
                    side of the face, often including the eyelid, and caused by 
irritation of the facial
                    nerve. The muscle contractions are more rapid and transient 
than those of
                    blepharospasm, and the condition is always confined to one 
side

GEORGEAmazing grace! How sweet the sound
    that saved a wretch like me!
    I once was lost, but now am found;
    was blind, but now I see.

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