"Winking eyebrows" frequently?
Be careful, it may be Major's syndrome ……
Rare Major's syndrome
How is it diagnosed? How to treat?
Dean of Huaan Brain Hospital and a famous neurosurgery expert in China
Fu Xianming Professor
conducted a professional interpretation
Recently, Huaan Brain Hospital carried out the first DBS operation and successfully treated one A patient with Major syndrome. DBS surgery, also known as deep brain stimulation and brain pacemaker implantation, is an extremely difficult, effective, and less side-effect surgery. It can be used to treat Major’s syndrome, , Parkinson’s and other diseases.
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The patient who lives with Wuxi has symptoms of blepharospasm 69 years old this year and has severely affected his life for no reason 3 months ago quality. The patient was initially diagnosed with Major’s syndrome in a local hospital in Wuxi. After was injected with botulinum toxin , the condition suddenly worsened after a few days of remission. The family members learned that Dean Fu Xianming is an authoritative expert in neurosurgery, so they brought the patient to our hospital for treatment across provinces.
President Fu combined the patient’s medical history, physical examination and imaging examinations,After a clear diagnosis of Major’s syndrome, after discussion by the expert team, it was decided to perform brain pacemaker surgery (DBS) for the patient. Under the guidance of Dean Fu Xianming, the MRI-guided stereotactic brain pacemaker electrode implantation operation was successfully completed.
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DBS postoperative image
The successful completion of this DBS operation demonstrates the extraordinary strength of the neurosurgery team of Huaan Brain Hospital and also indicates that our hospital can benefit from this technology in the future More patients with Major’s syndrome and Parkinson’s disease.
Popular science of diseases, knowing oneself
Major syndrome is a dystonic disorder, mainly manifested as bilateral blepharospasm, oromandibular dystonia, facial dystonia , As time goes by, the symptoms gradually worsen, which seriously affects the patient's daily life and work.
At present, the disease is mainly treated with symptomatic treatment. The treatment methods mainly include oral drug treatment, surgical treatment, and local injection of botulinum toxin type A .Neurosurgical intervention is a relatively effective treatment option. The current international treatment method is deep brain stimulation (DBS), which has the characteristics of minimally invasive, reversible, adjustable, and individualized. It is a relatively safe and effective therapy with fewer side effects .
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