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This study utilizes resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) to explore inter-hemispheric functional cooperation in blepharospasm patients by examining connectivity between functionally homotopic voxels (CFH), aiming to identify neural disruptions associated with the disorder.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We recruited 30 patients with blepharospasm and 30 age-, sex-, and education-matched healthy controls. All participants underwent rs-fMRI scanning. CFH maps were generated for each participant to quantify inter-hemispheric connectivity at the voxel level. Group differences were assessed, and partial correlation analyses were performed in the patient group to examine the relationship between aberrant CFH values and clinical variables.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Compared to healthy controls, patients with blepharospasm showed significantly increased CFH in the left putamen and left precentral gyrus. However, these aberrant CFH values did not significantly correlate with clinical variables, including disease duration or total Jankovic Rating Scale (JRS) scores and its subscales.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study identifies increased inter-hemispheric functional connectivity (FC) within key motor-related brain regions in blepharospasm. The observed hyperconnectivity in the putamen and precentral gyrus may reflect a compensatory neural mechanism to counteract motor dysfunction. 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