Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of patients with cervical dystonia

Allison BrashearDept of Neurology, Wake Forest University Baptist, Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USAAbstract: Dystonia is an involuntary movement involving twisting and turning of agonist and antagonist muscles. Cervical dystonia is isolated to neck musculature. Botulinum toxin type A is a safe...

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Autor principal:	Allison Brashear
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2008
Materias:	Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:faed0397807c4eb0b5b08f73054368a02021-12-02T06:17:34ZBotulinum toxin type A in the treatment of patients with cervical dystonia1177-54751177-5491https://doaj.org/article/faed0397807c4eb0b5b08f73054368a02008-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/botulinum-toxin-type-a-in-the-treatment-of-patients-with-cervical-dyst-a2649https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5475https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5491Allison BrashearDept of Neurology, Wake Forest University Baptist, Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USAAbstract: Dystonia is an involuntary movement involving twisting and turning of agonist and antagonist muscles. Cervical dystonia is isolated to neck musculature. Botulinum toxin type A is a safe and effective treatment of this disabling and often painful syndrome. Three forms of botulinum toxin type A are available worldwide to treat patients with cervical dystonia. This is a review of the studies of botulinum toxin type A to treat cervical dystonia.Keywords: dystonia, botulinum toxin type A, cervical dystonia Allison BrashearDove Medical PressarticleMedicine (General)R5-920ENBiologics: Targets & Therapy, Vol 2009, Iss default, Pp 1-7 (2008)
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description	Allison BrashearDept of Neurology, Wake Forest University Baptist, Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USAAbstract: Dystonia is an involuntary movement involving twisting and turning of agonist and antagonist muscles. Cervical dystonia is isolated to neck musculature. Botulinum toxin type A is a safe and effective treatment of this disabling and often painful syndrome. Three forms of botulinum toxin type A are available worldwide to treat patients with cervical dystonia. This is a review of the studies of botulinum toxin type A to treat cervical dystonia.Keywords: dystonia, botulinum toxin type A, cervical dystonia
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title	Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of patients with cervical dystonia
title_short	Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of patients with cervical dystonia
title_full	Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of patients with cervical dystonia
title_fullStr	Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of patients with cervical dystonia
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Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of patients with cervical dystonia

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