Ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injections in neurology: technique, indications and future perspectives

U Walter, D Dressler - Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Botulinum toxin (BT) therapy is used in neurology to treat muscle hyperactivity disorders
including dystonia, spasticity, cerebral palsy, hemifacial spasms and re-innervation …

Botulinum toxin injections for treatment of drooling in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SA Hung, CL Liao, WP Lin, JC Hsu, YH Guo, YC Lin - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: We aimed to review and analyse the effectiveness and safety of botulinum
toxin type A (BoNT-A) injections for drooling in children with cerebral palsy. Data sources …

Placebo-controlled clinical trial of incobotulinumtoxinA for sialorrhea in children: SIPEXI

S Berweck, M Bonikowski, H Kim, M Althaus… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of repeated injections of
incobotulinumtoxinA (incoBoNT/A) for treatment of chronic sialorrhea (drooling) associated …

Botulinum Toxin A and B in sialorrhea: Long-term data and literature overview

M Petracca, A Guidubaldi, L Ricciardi, T Ialongo… - Toxicon, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction and objectives In recent years, Botulinum Toxin has been shown to be
efficacious and safe in the treatment of sialorrhea, but scanty data are available on its long …

Surgical management of chronic sialorrhea in pediatric patients: 10-year experience from one tertiary care institution

EJ Formeister, JP Dahl, AS Rose - International Journal of Pediatric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Chronic sialorrhea is a common problem for pediatric patients with disorders
that affect swallowing. While many patients are successfully treated with medical therapies …

Salivary botulinum toxin injection may reduce aspiration pneumonia in neurologically impaired children

J Faria, J Harb, A Hilton, D Yacobucci… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives Neurologically impaired children often drool and aspirate saliva leading to
recurrent aspiration pneumonia and frequent hospitalizations. Salivary botulinum toxin …

Randomized controlled trial comparing botulinum vs surgery for drooling in neurodisabilities

S Bekkers, CP Delsing, SE Kok, K van Hulst… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To compare the effect of submandibular duct ligation (2-DL) and submandibular
botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT-A) for drooling in children and adolescents with …

Negative effects of submandibular botulinum neurotoxin A injections on oral motor function in children with drooling due to central nervous system disorders

K van Hulst, CV Kouwenberg… - … Medicine & Child …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aims of this study were:(1) to determine the incidence and nature of adverse effects
on oral motor function after first injections of botulinum neurotoxin A (Bo NT‐A) in …

Botulinum toxin treatment of autonomic disorders: focal hyperhidrosis and sialorrhea

C Hosp, MK Naumann, H Hamm - Seminars in neurology, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Primary focal hyperhidrosis is a common autonomic disorder that significantly impacts
quality of life. It is characterized by excessive sweating confined to circumscribed areas …

Treatment of sialorrhea with botulinum toxin A injection in children

E Türe, A Yazar, MA Dündar, S Bakdik… - Nigerian journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Aims: We aimed to evaluate the effectivity and safety of botulinum toxin A (BT-A) to reduce
sialorrhea in children with hypersalivation due to neurological diseases. Methods: Patients …