INNERVATION ZONE OF ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR BOTULINUM A TOXIN THERAPY

被引:40
作者
BORODIC, GE
COZZOLINO, D
FERRANTE, R
WIEGNER, AW
YOUNG, RR
机构
[1] Department of Ophthalmology and Neurology Massachusetts Eye, Ear Infirmary Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
关键词
BOTULINUM TOXIN; BLEPHAROSPASM; FACIAL NERVE; ORBICULARIS OCULI; INNERVATION ZONE;
D O I
10.1097/00002341-199103000-00007
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
Motor points (areas of maximal sensitivity to electrical stimulation) were found in constant locations over orbicularis oculi when measured in both eyes of six normal subjects. All subjects had a motor point at the lateral terminus of the upper lid crease and the medial extent of the lower lid crease. A study of the innervation zone [distribution of neuromuscular junctions (NMJ)] was conducted on strips of pretarsal and preseptal portions of the upper eyelid orbicularis that had been removed routinely during involutional ptosis surgery. There was no significant difference in NMJ concentration between the medial and lateral sections, as determined by cholinesterase staining. Therefore, we concluded that the innervation zone is diffuse for the orbicularis muscle within this portion of the upper eyelid. Single-point injections of botulinum toxin were then compared to the conventional multiple injections sites on separate eyes in 10 patients with benign essential blepharospasm. Eight of the 10 patients reported greater relief on the side given injections into multiple points; the other two patients experienced no difference between the two methods. Both histologic data and clinical observation of response to botulinum toxin injection suggest the innervation zone for the upper orbicularis is diffuse. Thus, we conclude that multiple injections are superior to the injection of a single motor point.
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