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Evaluation of sexual dysfunction in hemifacial spasm

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 70 - 74, 12.01.2025
https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1559077

Abstract

Aims: Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a movement disorder consisting of involuntary and synchronous contractions of facial nerve innervated muscles, usually involving one half of the face. Sexual health is an important aspect of mental health and has been frequently investigated in movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sexual dysfunction and factors such as age, depression, disease duration, and disease severity in patients with HFS.
Methods: This prospective, descriptive study included 50 patients with HFS. Data were collected using the beck depression inventory (BDI), the HFS severity scale, and the Arizona Sexual Experiences Rating Scale (ASLS) for sexual dysfunction.
Results: The mean age of the patients included in the study was 50.05±9.42 years. 58.2% were female and 41.8% were male. It was observed that sexual dysfunction was more common in female HFS patients and patients with low educational level. In addition, the frequency of sexual dysfunction increased with increasing age and depression level. Although there was a statistically significant relationship between the severity of HFS and sexual dysfunction, the duration of the disease had no significant effect on sexual dysfunction.
Conclusion: This study shows that sexual dysfunction is common in HFS patients and associated with gender and age. Sexual dysfunction has been shown to increase with depression and HFS severity.

References

  • Heuser K, Kerty E, Eide PK, Dietrichs E. Microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: postoperative neurologic followup and evaluation of life quality. Eur J Neurol. 2007;14(3): 335-340. doi:10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01670.x
  • Chen RS, Lu CS, Tsai CH. Botulinum toxin A injection in the treatment of hemifacial spasm. Acta Neurol Scand. 1996;94(3): 207-211. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb07053.x
  • Auger RG, Whisnant JP. Hemifacial spasm in Rochester and Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1960 to 1984. Arch Neurol. 1990; 47(11):1233-1234. doi:10.1001/archneur.1990.00530110095023
  • Nilsen B, Le KD, Dietrichs E. Prevalence of hemifacial spasm in Oslo, Norway. Neurology. 2004;63(8):1532-1533. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000142080.85228.e8
  • Rudzińska M, Wójcik M, Malec M, et al. Factors affecting the quality of life in hemifacial spasm patients. Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2012;46(2):121-129. doi:10.5114/ninp.2012.28254
  • World Association for Sexual Health. Sexual health for the millennium: a declaration and technical document. 2008, https://worldsexualhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/millennium-declaration-english.pdf
  • Reimer J, Gilg K, Karow A, Esser J, Franke GH. Health-related quality of life in blepharospasm or hemifacial spasm. Acta Neurol Scand. 2005;111(1):64-70. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.2004.00357.x
  • Castelli L, Perozzo P, Genesia ML, et al. Sexual well being in parkinsonian patients after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004;75(9): 1260-1264. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.034579
  • Tan EK, Lum SY, Fook-Chong S, Chan LL, Gabriel C, Lim L. Behind the facial twitch: depressive symptoms in hemifacial spasm. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2005;11(4):241-245. doi:10. 1016/j.parkreldis.2004.12.003
  • Tan EK, Fook-Chong S, Lum SY. Case-control study of anxiety symptoms in hemifacial spasm. Mov Disord. 2006;21(12):2145-2149. doi:10.1002/mds.21150
  • Huang YC, Fan JY, Ro LS, et al. Validation of a Chinese version of disease specific quality of life scale (HFS-36) for hemifacial spasm in Taiwan. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009;7:104. doi:10. 1186/1477-7525-7-104
  • Marek M, Grobe-Einsler M, Bedarf JR, Wabbels B, Paus S. Sexual dysfunction in cervical dystonia and blepharospasm. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2018;14:2847-2852. doi:10.2147/NDT.S175193
  • Perozzo P, Salatino A, Cerrato P, et al. Sexual well-being in patients with blepharospasm, spasmodic torticollis, and hemifacial spasm: a pilot study. Front Psychol. 2016;7:1492. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01492
  • Zhu L, Song B, Han YS, et al. Sexual dysfunction in Wilson disease: prevalence and influencing factors. J Clin Neurosci. 2023;118:117-122. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2023.10.018

Hemifasiyal spazmda cinsel işlev bozukluğunun değerlendirilmesi

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 70 - 74, 12.01.2025
https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1559077

Abstract

Amaçlar: Hemifasiyal spazm (HFS), genellikle yüzün bir yarısını içeren, yüz siniri innerve kaslarının istemsiz ve eş zamanlı kasılmalarından oluşan bir hareket bozukluğudur. Cinsel sağlık, ruh sağlığının önemli bir yönüdür ve Parkinson hastalığı gibi hareket bozukluklarında sıklıkla araştırılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, HFS'li hastalarda cinsel işlev bozukluğu ile yaş, depresyon, hastalık süresi ve hastalık şiddeti gibi faktörler arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktır.
Yöntemler: Bu prospektif, tanımlayıcı çalışmaya 50 HFS hastası dahil edildi. Veriler, beck depresyon envanteri (BDI), HFS şiddet ölçeği ve cinsel işlev bozukluğu için Arizona Cinsel Deneyimler Derecelendirme Ölçeği (ASLS) kullanılarak toplandı.
Sonuçlar: Çalışmaya dahil edilen hastaların ortalama yaşı 50,05±9,42 yıldı. %58,2'si kadın ve %41,8'i erkekti. Cinsel işlev bozukluğunun kadın HFS hastalarında ve düşük eğitim düzeyine sahip hastalarda daha yaygın olduğu görüldü. Ayrıca, cinsel işlev bozukluğunun sıklığı artan yaş ve depresyon düzeyiyle birlikte artıyordu. HFS şiddeti ile cinsel işlev bozukluğu arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olmasına rağmen, hastalığın süresinin cinsel işlev bozukluğu üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisi olmamıştır.
Sonuç: Bu çalışma, cinsel işlev bozukluğunun HFS hastalarında yaygın olduğunu ve cinsiyet ve yaşla ilişkili olduğunu göstermektedir. Cinsel işlev bozukluğunun depresyon ve HFS şiddetiyle arttığı gösterilmiştir.

References

  • Heuser K, Kerty E, Eide PK, Dietrichs E. Microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: postoperative neurologic followup and evaluation of life quality. Eur J Neurol. 2007;14(3): 335-340. doi:10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01670.x
  • Chen RS, Lu CS, Tsai CH. Botulinum toxin A injection in the treatment of hemifacial spasm. Acta Neurol Scand. 1996;94(3): 207-211. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb07053.x
  • Auger RG, Whisnant JP. Hemifacial spasm in Rochester and Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1960 to 1984. Arch Neurol. 1990; 47(11):1233-1234. doi:10.1001/archneur.1990.00530110095023
  • Nilsen B, Le KD, Dietrichs E. Prevalence of hemifacial spasm in Oslo, Norway. Neurology. 2004;63(8):1532-1533. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000142080.85228.e8
  • Rudzińska M, Wójcik M, Malec M, et al. Factors affecting the quality of life in hemifacial spasm patients. Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2012;46(2):121-129. doi:10.5114/ninp.2012.28254
  • World Association for Sexual Health. Sexual health for the millennium: a declaration and technical document. 2008, https://worldsexualhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/millennium-declaration-english.pdf
  • Reimer J, Gilg K, Karow A, Esser J, Franke GH. Health-related quality of life in blepharospasm or hemifacial spasm. Acta Neurol Scand. 2005;111(1):64-70. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.2004.00357.x
  • Castelli L, Perozzo P, Genesia ML, et al. Sexual well being in parkinsonian patients after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004;75(9): 1260-1264. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2003.034579
  • Tan EK, Lum SY, Fook-Chong S, Chan LL, Gabriel C, Lim L. Behind the facial twitch: depressive symptoms in hemifacial spasm. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2005;11(4):241-245. doi:10. 1016/j.parkreldis.2004.12.003
  • Tan EK, Fook-Chong S, Lum SY. Case-control study of anxiety symptoms in hemifacial spasm. Mov Disord. 2006;21(12):2145-2149. doi:10.1002/mds.21150
  • Huang YC, Fan JY, Ro LS, et al. Validation of a Chinese version of disease specific quality of life scale (HFS-36) for hemifacial spasm in Taiwan. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009;7:104. doi:10. 1186/1477-7525-7-104
  • Marek M, Grobe-Einsler M, Bedarf JR, Wabbels B, Paus S. Sexual dysfunction in cervical dystonia and blepharospasm. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2018;14:2847-2852. doi:10.2147/NDT.S175193
  • Perozzo P, Salatino A, Cerrato P, et al. Sexual well-being in patients with blepharospasm, spasmodic torticollis, and hemifacial spasm: a pilot study. Front Psychol. 2016;7:1492. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01492
  • Zhu L, Song B, Han YS, et al. Sexual dysfunction in Wilson disease: prevalence and influencing factors. J Clin Neurosci. 2023;118:117-122. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2023.10.018
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Primary Language English
Subjects Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
Journal Section Original Article
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Gözde Baran 0000-0002-6369-7218

Özge Gönül Öner 0000-0003-4199-442X

Publication Date January 12, 2025
Submission Date October 1, 2024
Acceptance Date December 5, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 8 Issue: 1

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AMA Baran G, Gönül Öner Ö. Evaluation of sexual dysfunction in hemifacial spasm. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. January 2025;8(1):70-74. doi:10.32322/jhsm.1559077

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