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Diagnosis and treatment of botulism after botulinum toxin type A injections: report of 9 cases

open access: yesDi-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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tetanus: Pathophysiology, Treatment, and the Possibility of Using Botulinum Toxin against Tetanus-Induced Rigidity and Spasms

open access: yesToxins, 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
doaj   +1 more source

The light chain of tetanus toxin inhibits calcium-dependent vasopressin release from permeabilized nerve endings [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
The effects of tetanus toxin and its light and heavy chain subunits on vasopressin release were investigated in digitonin-permeabilized neurosecretory nerve terminals isolated from the neural lobe of the rat pituitary gland.
Weller, U.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The Structure and Classification of Botulinum Toxins

open access: yes, 2021
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are a family of bacterial protein toxins produced by various Clostridium species. They are traditionally classified into seven major serotypes (BoNT/A-G).
Stenmark, Pål,   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Exploring the functional domain and the target of the tetanus toxin light chain in neurohypophysial terminals [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
The tetanus toxin light chain blocks calcium induced vasopressin release from neurohypophysial nerve terminals. Here we show that histidine residue 233 within the putative zinc binding motif of the tetanus toxin light chain is essential for the ...
Weller, U.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Lingual Dystonia Induced by Speaking

open access: yesCase Reports in Neurology, 2013
Primary lingual dystonia is a rare condition, especially when it is only induced by speaking. Trihexyphenidyl failed to improve the symptoms. Several case series have demonstrated the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injection for the management of focal
F. Budak   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of the Spasticity in Children with Cerebral Palsy

open access: yesBiomolecules & 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

Generalized Dystonia With Cervical Predominance in a Patient With a De Novo TCF20 Variant

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT TCF20 has been implicated in developmental delay and intellectual disability, with dystonia reported less frequently. We describe a woman in her early twenties with childhood‐onset learning difficulties, progressive dysarthria, tremor, and generalized dystonia with marked cervical predominance, associated with a de novo TCF20 frameshift ...
Melisa Kilic   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of acute acquired concomitant esotropia

open access: yesBMC Ophthalmology, 2021
Background The treatment efficacy of botulinum toxin bilateral medial rectus injections for acute acquired concomitant esotropia (AACE) in adult is not clear.
Minghua Shi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effectiveness of Botulinum Toxin Type A Injections in the Management of Sialorrhea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Botulinum toxin type A by injecting in the submandibular and parotid glands on the frequency and severity of sialorrhea.Methods: Pediatric patients who were referred to our department with ...
Özgür Tarkan   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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