Uses of botulinum toxin injection in medicine today | The BMJ Skip to main content Intended for healthcare professionals Access provided by Google Indexer Subscribe My Account My …
PK Nigam, A Nigam - Indian journal of dermatology, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Botulinum toxin, one of the most poisonous biological substances known, is a neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. C. botulinum elaborates eight …
J Jankovic, MF Brin - Muscle & Nerve: Official Journal of the …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Botulinum toxin (BTX), a purified form of the neurotoxin responsible for botulism, is used worldwide for the treatment of abnormal muscle contractions. The ability of BTX to block …
P Schnider, M Binder, E Auff, H Kittler… - British Journal of …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
We performed a randomized double‐blind study within‐group comparison in 11 patients to study the effect of subcutaneous injections of botulinum A toxin in focal hyperhidrosis of the …
EA Johnson - Annual Reviews in Microbiology, 1999 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Toxins are increasingly being used as valuable tools for analysis of cellular physiology, and some are used medicinally for treatment of human diseases. In particular …
MF Contarino, J Van Den Dool, Y Balash… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cervical dystonia (CD) is the most frequent form of focal dystonia. Symptoms often result in pain and functional disability. Local injections of botulinum neurotoxin are currently the …
D Weise, CM Weise, M Naumann - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
For more than three decades, Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) has been used to treat a variety of clinical conditions such as spastic or dystonic disorders by inducing a temporary paralysis …
MF Brin - Muscle & Nerve: Official Journal of the American …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Botulinum toxin type A (BTX‐A) has been shown to be a safe and effective treament for focal or segmental muscle overactivity, including spasticity. Local injections of BTX‐A are …
Cervical dystonia is a neurological movement disorder causing abnormal posture of the head. It may be accompanied by involuntary movements which are sometimes tremulous …