Manual of Botulinum Toxin Therapy
Contributors: Dressler, Dirk; Hallett, Mark
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780511479199
Subjects: Botulinum toxin
Description: Provides practical guidance on the use of botulinum toxin in a wide variety of disorders, in many areas of medicine.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 The pretherapeutic history of botulinum toxin; 2 Botulinum toxin: history of clinical development; 3 Pharmacology of botulinum toxin drugs; 4 Immunological properties of botulinum toxins; 5 Treatment of cervical dystonia; 6 Treatment of hemifacial spasm; 7 Treatment of blepharospasm; 8 Treatment of oromandibular dystonia; 9 Treatment of focal hand dystonia; 10 Botulinum toxin applications in ophthalmology; 11 Botulinum toxin therapy of laryngeal muscle hyperactivity syndromes.; title: 12 The use of botulinum toxin in otorhinolaryngology13 Spasticity; 14 The use of botulinum toxin in spastic infantile cerebral palsy; 15 Hyperhidrosis; 16 Cosmetic uses of botulinum toxins; 17 Botulinum toxin in the gastrointestinal tract; 18 Botulinum toxin in urological disorders; 19 Use of botulinum toxin in musculoskeletal pain and arthritis; 20 The use of botulinum toxin in the management of headache disorders; 21 Treatment of plantar fascii.