Musical Trick Alleviating Benign Essential Blepharospasm

This case report describes a 61-year-old professional oboist whose symptoms of bilateral essential blepharospasm abated when she played the oboe or sung a musical arrangement.

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JAMA Neurology
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2026-05-18
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https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.1298
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Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
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Musical Trick Alleviating Benign Essential Blepharospasm

Ryan Weng Zhou, Cathy Meng Fei Li, J. Alexander Fraser
JAMA Neurology
Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
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Musical Trick Alleviating Benign Essential Blepharospasm

Ryan Weng Zhou, Cathy Meng Fei Li, J. Alexander Fraser
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Abstract

This case report describes a 61-year-old professional oboist whose symptoms of bilateral essential blepharospasm abated when she played the oboe or sung a musical arrangement.

JAMA Neurology
Western University (CA), Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 6%
Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
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