BEB

Introduction: BEB

Description of BEB

BEB (medical condition): A neurological disorder where certain eye muscles...more »

See also:

Benign essential blepharospasm:
  »Introduction: Benign essential blepharospasm
  »Symptoms of Benign essential blepharospasm
  »Treatments for Benign essential blepharospasm

BEB: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

BEB is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that BEB, or a subtype of BEB, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

BEB as a Disease

BEB: Another name for Benign essential blepharospasm (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Benign essential blepharospasm
  »Symptoms of Benign essential blepharospasm
  »Treatments for Benign essential blepharospasm

BEB: Related Diseases

BEB: BEB is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Eye conditions
• Eyelid disorders
• Movement conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions

Causes of BEB

Some of the causes of BEB are included in the list below:

• Corneal abrasion
• Meige blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia syndrome
• CS gas
• Salzmann's nodular degeneration of cornea
• Recurrent corneal erosion

See full list of 9 causes of BEB (Benign essential blepharospasm)

Symptoms of BEB (Benign essential blepharospasm)

Some of the symptoms of BEB incude:

• Progressive worsening of eyelid spasms
• Occasional eye blinking
• Occasional eye irritation
• Involuntary winking
• Involuntary squinting

See full list of 15 symptoms of BEB (Benign essential blepharospasm)

Treatments for BEB (Benign essential blepharospasm)

Treatments for BEB (Benign essential blepharospasm) include:

• Botulinum toxin injections
• Medications
• Surgery

Read more about treatments for BEB

Treatment of BEB: For more treatment information about BEB, see treatment of Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB)

BEB: Article Excerpts about Benign essential blepharospasm

Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions and... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Benign Essential Blepharospasm Information Page: NINDS)

BEB: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to BEB:

• focal dystonia
• tics
• twitches
• Parkinson's disease
• botulin toxin
• stress management
• Meige's syndrome

Terms associated with BEB:

Terms Similar to BEB:

• Benign essential blepharospasm

Source - NIH

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