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Cost-Effectiveness of Treating Upper Limb Spasticity Due to Stroke with Botulinum Toxin Type A: Results from the Botulinum Toxin for the Upper Limb after Stroke (BoTULS) Trial [PDF]

, 2012
Stroke imposes significant burdens on health services and society, and as such there is a growing need to assess the cost-effectiveness of stroke treatment to ensure maximum benefit is derived from limited resources.
Christopher Price, Curtis, Frederike Wijck, Garces, Gary Ford, Helen Rodgers, Laura Graham, Lisa Shaw, Michael Barnes, Nick Steen, O’Brien, Phil Shackley, Saka, Schafer, Shaw, Ward, Youman   +16 more
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Toxic megacolon: A rare presentation and novel treatment

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract A 14‐year‐old male presented with toxic megacolon (TM). Stool culture and rectal biopsies ruled out Clostridium difficile infection and Hirschsprung disease, respectively. Anorectal manometry ruled out anal achalasia as rectoanal inhibitory reflex elicited a normal resting pressure.
Adrienne P. Davis, Jennifer M. Schuh, Janice Bitong, Amy J. Wagner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of the Spasticity in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2008
Botulinum toxin is a natural purified protein and one of the strongest biological poisons - neurotoxin. It is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Its medical usage started in USA in 1981 and in Europe in 1992.
Ajša Meholjić-Fetahović
doaj   +1 more source

Unilateral Upper Limb Lymphedema After Microwave Thermolysis Treatment for Axillary Hyperhidrosis

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Microwave thermolysis (MiraDry) is an approved, nonsurgical treatment for axillary hyperhidrosis. We report a case of unilateral lymphedema of the upper limb in a 45‐year‐old male patient treated for axillary hyperhidrosis with the MiraDry device.
Emanuela Micu, Natalja Jacobsson
wiley   +1 more source

Management of Forehead Scars [PDF]

, 2017
This article provides an overview of scar management within the forehead region. It addresses the unique challenges specific to the treatment of forehead wounds. A logical, stepwise approach is used.
Bryant, Lucas M., Heffelfinger, Ryan N., Sanan, Akshay   +2 more
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Postoperative Fluoroscopic Appearance After Flexible Endoscopic Zenker's Diverticulotomy

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
We perform a retrospective study on patients undergoing flexible Zenker's diverticulotomy surgery and report changes in the objective fluoroscopic appearance as well as patient‐reported outcome measures. ABSTRACT Objective Flexible approach to treating Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) has gained traction in recent years. However, objective measures comparing
Shumon I. Dhar, Savannah E. Lukkes, Eric Allen, Aniah Jefferson, Rishi Suresh, Maggie A. Kuhn, Lisa M. Evangelista, Daniel J. Cates   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Botulinum toxin and spasticity [PDF]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2000
The clinical effects of botulinum toxin have been recognised since the end of the 19th century. It is the most potent neurotoxin known and it is produced by the gram negative anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The paralytic effect of the toxin is due to blockade of neuromuscular transmission.1 Injection into a muscle causes chemodenervation and
Michael P Barnes, Elizabeth C. Davis
openaire   +2 more sources

Efficacy and Safety of Intratympanic Botulinum Toxin Injection on Middle Ear Myoclonic Tinnitus

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Intratympanic Botulinum toxin (IT‐BTX) injection appears to be an effective and safe treatment for MEMT, significantly reducing tinnitus‐related symptoms without complications. In a retrospective study of 57 patients, THI scores and VAS measures for loudness, awareness, annoyance, and life impact improved significantly over 6 months.
Ji Hyung Lim, Dowoon Han, Gianfranco C. Velasco, Young Jun Seo, Jae Sang Han, Jung Mee Park, Jae Hyun Seo, So Young Park, Shi Nae Park   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of botulinum toxin in keloid scar management: a literature review

Scars, Burns & Healing, 2020
Introduction: Administration of botulinum toxin is an increasingly popular procedure in the medical and aesthetic field. There is emerging evidence that it can influence fibroblast activity and minimise tension around the scar by virtue of muscular ...
Catrin Sohrabi, Ioannis Goutos
doaj   +1 more source

A pragmatic harm reduction approach to manage a large outbreak of wound botulism in people who inject drugs, Scotland 2015 [PDF]

, 2018
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are at an increased risk of wound botulism, a potentially fatal acute paralytic illness. During the first 6 months of 2015, a large outbreak of wound botulism was confirmed among PWID in Scotland, which resulted ...
Amanda Weir, Andrew McAuley, CC McGuigan, CN Ramsay, Corinne Amar, D Akbulut, DJ Passaro, E MacDonald, E Tweed, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Gauri Godbole, Gillian Penrice, GY Chang, Health Protection Scotland, Information Services Division (ISD), J McLauchlin, J Sobel, J Strang, JA Jones, JA Stoltz, K Alpers, K Dunleavy, Kathie Grant, Kirsten M. A. Trayner, Kirsty Roy, M Desai, M Harris, M Ragonnet-Cronin, M Schroeter, MG Booth, N Markwick, National Records of Scotland, NE Palmateer, Public Health England, Health Protection Scotland, Public Health Wales, and Public Health Agency Northern Ireland, RJ Gordon, SB Werner, Scottish Government, Scottish Health Protection Network, SJ Hahné, SR Offerman, TN Wenham, VD Hope, VD Hope, Y Soukup-Baljak   +43 more
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