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Table 1 Distribution of age, gender, facial muscles affected, side, and previous treatments

From: Endoscopic assisted microvascular decompression versus new antiepileptics and BOTOX in treatment of hemifacial spasm: a clinical trial

 

Group A

Group B

Group C

  No. of patients

11

12

7

  Age range

45–61

40–65

40–55

  Gender

   

   Male

4

3

1

   Female

7

9

6

  Facial muscles affected

   

   Upper facial muscles

3

2

0

   Upper and lower facial muscles

6

7

7

   Upper, lower and platysma

2

3

0

  Side

   

   Right

3

4

2

   Left

8

8

5

  Previous treatment

   

   Drugs

9

10

7

   Botox

3

2

0