Title: Manual of botulinum toxin therapy /
Authors: Truong, Daniel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Neuromuscular Diseases drug therapy; Movement Disorders drug therapy; Botulinum Toxins pharmacology; Neuromuscular Agents therapeutic use; Botulinum Toxins therapeutic use; Neurotoxic agents Therapeutic use.; Movement disorders Treatment; Neuromuscular diseases Treatment.; Botulinum toxin Therapeutic use
Abstract: "This book tries to answer many of the questions posed above with the contributions of a team of international experts. As in the first edition, the emphasis in this book is on technique, so it is richly endowed with illustrations concerning accurate access techniques to help physicians become facile and fully competent"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: 1. The pretherapeutic history of botulinum neurotoxin / Frank J. Erbguth -- 2. Botulinum neurotoxin: history of clinical development / Mark Hallett -- 3. Pharmacology of botulinum neurotoxins / Mark Hallett -- 4. Immunological properties of botulinum neurotoxins / Jurgen Frevert -- 5. Treatment of cervical dystonia / Cynthia L. Comella -- 6. Examination and treatment of complex cervical dystonia / Gerhard Reichel -- 7. Ultrasound guidance for botulinum neurotoxin therapy: cervical dystonia / Katharine E. Alter -- 8. Treatment of blepharospasm / Alfredo Berardelli -- 9. Botulinum neurotoxin in oromandibular dystonia / Daniel Truong -- 10. Treatment of focal hand dystonia / Mark Hallett -- 11. Botulinum neurotoxin therapy for laryngeal muscle hyperactivity syndromes / Rainer Laskawi -- 12. The use of botulinum neurotoxin in otorhinolaryngology / Oleg Olegovich Ivanov -- 13. Treatment of hemifacial spasm / Karen Frei -- 14. Spasticity / Allison Brashear.