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Uses of botulinum toxin in the management of patients with movement disorders: a national survey from India

Annals of Movement Disorders, 2020
Objective: The aim was to assess the opinion of the movement disorder society of India members regarding the uses of botulinum toxin in clinical practice.
Ashwin K Panda, Sanjay Pandey
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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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Vasculitis with panniculitis following botulinum toxin A injection for cosmetic use

Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2016
Botulinum toxin A injection is performed most frequently for facial rejuvenation all over the world. Some bizarre and severe side effects have been reported after botulinum toxin A injection.
Nastaran Namazi, Reza M. Robati, Sahar Dadkhahfar, Anoush Shafiee, Farahnaz Bidari-Zerehpoush   +4 more
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Botulinum Toxin Injection for the Treatment of Upper Esophageal Sphincter Dysfunction

Toxins, 2022
Dysphagia associated with upper esophageal sphincter (UES) dysfunction remarkably affects the quality of life of patients. UES injection of botulinum toxin is an effective treatment for dysphagia. In comparison with skeletal muscles of the limb and trunk,
Pengxu Wei
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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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Botulinum toxin A for the Treatment of Overactive Bladder

Toxins, 2016
The standard treatment for overactive bladder starts with patient education and behavior therapies, followed by antimuscarinic agents. For patients with urgency urinary incontinence refractory to antimuscarinic therapy, currently both American Urological
Po-Fan Hsieh, Hung-Chieh Chiu, Kuan-Chieh Chen, Chao-Hsiang Chang, Eric Chieh-Lung Chou   +4 more
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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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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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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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Diagnosis and treatment of botulism after botulinum toxin type A injections: report of 9 cases

Di-san junyi daxue xuebao, 2021
Objective To explore the diagnostic criteria of botulism after botulinum toxin type A (BT/A) injection and observe the therapeutic effect of botulinum antitoxin.
HE Ping, ZHANG Jianghe, YAN Rongshuai, FAN Dongli, WANG Shaoliang, MAO Tongchun   +5 more
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