Shri Ram Sharma

Department of Neurology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Medical Sciences Shillong, India

Publications

• Original Article   
  Botulinum Toxin A in Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm and Meige’s Syndrome: An 8 Year of Experience in Northeast India
  Author(s): Shri Ram Sharma*, Hussain Masaraf and Md. Jamil
  
  Aim of study: This study was done to examine the usefulness of botulinum toxin A injections in treating various neurological disorders such as Hemifacial spasm, Blepharospasm and Meige’s Syndrome, in patients of the resource limited communities from Northeastern parts of India, who attended neurology movement disorder clinic of NEIGRIHMS. Material and methods: This was a prospective, interventional trial of patients seen in a movement disorder clinic of NEIGRIHMS a tertiary care institute in Northeast India over a period of 8 years from August 2008 to September 2016, with diskinesias potentially treatable with botulinum toxin. All the patients were assessed before and after injections using Jankovic spasm grading and improvement in functional impairment scale. Relevant findings were noted. Results: T.. Read More»