Treatment of focal dystonias with botulinum neurotoxin

This is a review on the use of injections of botulinum toxin for the treatment of focal dystonias. Disorders covered include cranial dystonia, cervical dystonia, spasmodic dysphonia, and focal hand dystonia. Considered are clinical aspects, alternative treatment strategies and principles of use of b...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Toxicon (Oxford) 2009-10, Vol.54 (5), p.628-633
Hauptverfasser:	Hallett, Mark, Benecke, Reiner, Blitzer, Andrew, Comella, Cynthia L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal poisons toxicology. Antivenoms Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Botulinum toxin Botulinum Toxins - therapeutic use Cervical dystonia Cranial dystonia Dystonic Disorders - classification Dystonic Disorders - drug therapy Focal dystonia Focal hand dystonia Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Medical sciences Microbiology Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Nervous system as a whole Neurology Neuromuscular Agents - therapeutic use Non tumoral diseases Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Pathogenicity, virulence, toxins, bacteriocins, pyrogens, host-bacteria relations, miscellaneous strains Spasmodic dysphonia Toxicology Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Zusammenfassung:	This is a review on the use of injections of botulinum toxin for the treatment of focal dystonias. Disorders covered include cranial dystonia, cervical dystonia, spasmodic dysphonia, and focal hand dystonia. Considered are clinical aspects, alternative treatment strategies and principles of use of botulinum toxin injections.
ISSN:	0041-0101 1879-3150
DOI:	10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.12.008