• BDNF rs6265 (Val66Met) Polymorphism as a Risk Factor for Blepharospasm 

      Siokas V., Kardaras D., Aloizou A.-M., Asproudis I., Boboridis K.G., Papageorgiou E., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Tsironi E.E., Dardiotis E. (2019)
      A few genetic variants are implicated in the development of blepharospasm (BSP). The precise role of the rs6265 on the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene on BSP remains controversial. The effect of rs6265 on BSP ...
    • CYP1A2 rs762551 and ADORA2A rs5760423 Polymorphisms in Patients with Blepharospasm 

      Siokas V., Kardaras D., Aloizou A.-M., Liampas I., Papageorgiou E., Drakoulis N., Tsatsakis A., Mitsias P.D., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Tsironi E.E., Dardiotis E. (2020)
      Blepharospasm (BSP) is a neurological movement disorder. Coffee consumption has been found to have a protective effect against BSP. BSP and apraxia of eyelid opening are particularly common among patients with PD. The ...
    • Lack of Association of the rs11655081 ARSG Gene with Blepharospasm 

      Siokas V., Kardaras D., Aloizou A.-M., Asproudis I., Boboridis K.G., Papageorgiou E., Spandidos D.A., Tsatsakis A., Tsironi E.E., Dardiotis E. (2019)
      Blepharospasm (BSP) is a sub-phenotype of focal dystonia. A few genetic risk factors are considered to be implicated in the risk of developing BSP. There is recent evidence, based on results from GWAS and meta-analyses, ...
    • A novel task-specific dystonia type: Hemifacial spasm in a photographer 

      Kargiotis O., Geka A., Tsivgoulis A., Veltsista D., Xiromerisiou G., Tsivgoulis G. (2021)
      A 67-year-old male photographer who used traditional cameras that necessitated monocular focusing developed intermittent blepharospasms, evident only during and shortly after the voluntary contraction of the left eyelids ...
    • THAP1 mutations in a Greek primary blepharospasm series 

      Xiromerisiou, G.; Dardiotis, E.; Tsironi, E. E.; Hadjigeorgiou, G.; Ralli, S.; Kara, E.; Petalas, A.; Tachmitzi, S.; Hardy, J.; Houlden, H. (2013)