Differences Between Facial Skin Temperature of the Paralyzed Side and Those of the Normal side in Essential Blepharospasm patients.

Gang, Eun-Gyo; Seo, Hyeong-Sik

Keywords: Essential Blepharospasm; skin temperature; Thermography

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2007.10.3.113

Objectives Benign essential blepharospasm is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions and spasms of the eyelid muscles. The aim of this study is to provide evidence of differences between facial skin temperaure of the paralyzed side and normal side in Essential Blepharospasm patients. Methods The author studied 13 patients with Essential Blepharospasm. We measured skin temperature of the forehead, zygoma area of the paralyzed side and those of the normal side with The Digital Infrared thermal image. Results There were no significant facial skin temperature differences between the paralyzed side and normal side. Conclusions Thermography is a useful diagnostic tool. But we expect that it is essential to diagnose a disease correctly at an early stage and to find a prompt treatment by introducing and utilizing a simple nonivading diagnofic method other than Thermography.