Professor Alan B. Scott (1932–2021): “The inventor of Botox”

Professor Alan B. Scott (1932–2021): “The inventor of Botox”

•Professor Alan B. Scott (1932–2021) was the inventor of oculinum, later named Botox.•The story started with the search of a new treatment for strabismus in infants.•The collaboration with Schantz, Jampolsky and Drachman makes this discovery far from serendipity.•He pioneered the use of botulinum to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revue neurologique 2024-10, Vol.180 (8), p.838-843
1. Verfasser: Marion, M.-H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Botulinum Toxins, Type A - history
Botulinum Toxins, Type A - therapeutic use
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Inventors - history
Neurology - history
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Zusammenfassung:•Professor Alan B. Scott (1932–2021) was the inventor of oculinum, later named Botox.•The story started with the search of a new treatment for strabismus in infants.•The collaboration with Schantz, Jampolsky and Drachman makes this discovery far from serendipity.•He pioneered the use of botulinum toxin therapeutic.•It took 19 years to develop botulinum toxin from poison to therapeutic tool in humans.
ISSN:0035-3787
DOI:10.1016/j.neurol.2023.10.012