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Published in final edited form as: J Neurol Sci. 2022 Jun 10;439:120319. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120319

Table 5.

Recommendations for classification of blepharospasm according to affected body regions. Oromandibular region includes lower face, jaw, and tongue.

Diagnosis	Body regions involved
Focal blepharospasm	UF only
Segmental dystonia with blepharospasm	UF and OMD region
	UF, OMD region, and NE
	UF, OMD, NE and SH
Multifocal dystonia with blepharospasm	UF and L
Multifocal dystonia with blepharospasm	UF and NE, excluding OMD region
Generalized dystonia with blepharospasm	UF and TR and at least one other body region

UF: upper face, OMD: oromandibular, NE: neck, SH: shoulder, L: larynx, TR: trunk