Abnormal Neural Responses During Reflexive Blinking in Blepharospasm: An Event-Related Functional MRI Study.
Phuong NguyenDiane KellyAmanda GlickmanSalem ArgawErika SheltonDavid A PetersonBrian D BermanPublished in: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society (2020)
Reflexive blinking in blepharospasm is associated with increased activation in the caudate nucleus and sensorimotor cortices, suggesting a loss of inhibition within the sensorimotor corticobasal ganglia network. The association between decreasing neural response during reflexive blinking in the cerebellum with disease duration suggests an adaptive role. © 2020 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.