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The whole truth about botulinum toxin – a review

Advances in Dermatology and Allergology, 2019
Treatment with botulinum toxin is widely viewed as safe, effective and largely devoid of serious side effects. There are two classes of Botox-related adverse events – transient and benign events, and potentially serious events.
H. Witmanowski, K. Błochowiak
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Intralesional Injection of Botulinum Toxin Type A Compared with Intralesional Injection of Corticosteroid for the Treatment of Hypertrophic Scar and Keloid: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Medical Science Monitor, 2019
Background The optimal treatment for hypertrophic scar and keloid remains controversial. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the effectiveness of intralesional injection of botulinum toxin type A compared with ...
Minglei Bi, P. Sun, Danyi Li, Zheng Dong, Zhenyu Chen   +4 more
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Adjuvant treatments associated with botulinum toxin injection for managing spasticity: An overview of the literature.

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE A wide range of adjunct therapies after botulinum toxin administration have been proposed. The aim of the present paper is to provide an overview of major writings dealing with adjuvant (non-pharmacological) treatments associated
A. Picelli, A. Santamato, E. Chemello, N. Cinone, C. Cisari, M. Gandolfi, M. Ranieri, N. Smania, A. Baricich   +8 more
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Development of a technique for DNA detection and identification of toxigenic strains of Clostridium botulinum types A, B, E by the Real-Time PCR method

Вестник войск РХБ защиты, 2023
Botulism is dangerous toxic infection caused by a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The mortality rate from botulism can reach 70% of all cases of illness in case of untimely initiation of treatment.
D. S. Yanov, A. V. Kuznetsovskiy, M. I. Dubrovin, A. V. Mironin, N. V. Onuchina, A. V. Filippov   +5 more
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Arrangement of the Clostridium baratii F7 toxin gene cluster with identification of a σ factor that recognizes the botulinum toxin gene cluster promoters.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is the most poisonous substances known and its eight toxin types (A to H) are distinguished by the inability of polyclonal antibodies that neutralize one toxin type to neutralize any of the other seven toxin types.
Nir Dover, Jason R Barash, Julianne N Burke, Karen K Hill, John C Detter, Stephen S Arnon   +5 more
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Tetanus: Pathophysiology, Treatment, and the Possibility of Using Botulinum Toxin against Tetanus-Induced Rigidity and Spasms

Toxins, 2013
Tetanus toxin, the product of Clostridium tetani, is the cause of tetanus symptoms. Tetanus toxin is taken up into terminals of lower motor neurons and transported axonally to the spinal cord and/or brainstem. Here the toxin moves trans-synaptically into
Bjørnar Hassel
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Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain

Toxins, 2017
Botulinum toxin (BoNT) has been used as a treatment for excessive muscle stiffness, spasticity, and dystonia. BoNT for approximately 40 years, and has recently been used to treat various types of neuropathic pain.
Junghyun Park, H. Park
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Diagnostic nerve block in prediction of outcome of botulinum toxin treatment for spastic equinovarus foot after stroke: A retrospective observational study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2020
Objective: To evaluate the role of diagnostic nerve block in predicting the outcome of subsequent botulinum toxin type A treatment for spastic equinovarus foot due to chronic stroke. Design: Retrospective observational study.
Alessandro Picelli, Elisa Battistuzzi, Mirko Filippetti, Angela Modenese, Marialuisa Gandolfi, Daniele Munari, Nicola Smania   +6 more
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Isolated head tremor

Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика
Isolated head tremor (IHT) is a pathological condition characterized by tremor of the head without dystonic posturing or tremor in other parts of the body. In the past, head tremor was commonly referred to as essential tremor because it is very common in
Z. A. Zalyalova, M. M. Ermakova, Z. G. Khayatova   +2 more
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Intra-sphincteric botulinum toxin in the management of functional biliary pain

Endoscopy International Open, 2022
Background and study aims The management of functional biliary-type pain remains a clinical challenge. Intra sphincteric botulinum toxin putatively exerts an anti-spasmodic and anti-nociceptive effect.
Shyam Menon, Andrew Holt, Adam D. Farmer
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