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Late Toxicity and Long‐Term Quality of Life in Survivors of Cancer of the Major Salivary Glands More Than 5 Years After Diagnosis: A Multi‐National Study

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Because salivary gland cancers (SGC) are rare and include different tumor subtypes, data on their long‐term quality of life and late toxicities are sparse. Methods Multi‐national study including SGC survivors more than 5 years after diagnosis.
Susanne Singer, Cecilie Delphin Amdal, Kristin Bjordal, Bente Brokstad Herlofson, Guro Lindviksmoen Astrup, Andreas Boehm, Ulrike Wöhner, Eva Hammerlid, Ricardo Ribeiro Gama, Alexandre Arthur Jacinto, Femke Jansen, Irma M. Verdonck‐de Leeuw, Tatiana Dragan, Fréderic Duprez, Naomi Kiyota, Monica Pinto, Maximilian Krüger, Orlando Guntinas‐Lichius, Johanna Inhestern, Francesco Tramacere, Pierluigi Bonomo, Giuseppe Fanetti, Sandra Nuyts, Michaela Plath, Noa Stempler, Kristine Løken Westgaard, Katherine J. Taylor   +26 more
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Botulinum neurotoxin X lacks potency in mice and in human neurons

mBio
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are a class of toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum) and other species of Clostridia. BoNT/X is a putative novel botulinum neurotoxin identified through genome sequencing and capable of SNARE cleavage, but ...
Brieana M. Gregg, Takuhiro Matsumura, Travis G. Wentz, William H. Tepp, Marite Bradshaw, Pål Stenmark, Eric A. Johnson, Yukako Fujinaga, Sabine Pellett   +8 more
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Botulinum Toxins in Medical and Cosmetic Dermatology

European Medical Journal Dermatology, 2021
Background: Botulinum toxin (BoNT), a bacterially produced neurotoxin, is a mainstay in the dermatologic armamentarium. Although BoNT is commonly used to treated rhytides associated with ageing, it can be employed for a variety of other cosmetic ...
Margit Juhász, Anna-Marie Hosking, Natasha Mesinkovska   +2 more
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FIGO expert opinion management of post‐obstetric fistula repair incontinence for vesicovaginal fistula

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Post‐obstetric fistula repair incontinence (POFRI) is not unusual in fistula patients, and the diagnosis, as well as ongoing management of POFRI, can be challenging for surgeons, care teams, and patients alike. To address this issue and to start establishing consensus, FIGO (the International Federation of Gynecology & Obstetrics) held an ...
Judith Goh, Andrew Browning, Gillian Slinger, Lilli Trautvetter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dosage of botulinum toxin in patients undergoing treatment for hemifacial spasm: is there modification during follow-up?

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Background The movement disorder known as hemifacial spasm is characterized by involuntary contractions of the muscles that are innervated by the facial nerve. The treatment of choice for this condition is botulinum toxin injections.
Fátima de Menezes Dantas, Felipe Olobardi Freire, Agábio Diógenes Pessoa Neto, Clécio de Oliveira Godeiro Júnior, Rodrigo Alencar e Silva   +4 more
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Molecular Diversity of BoNT-Producing Clostridia—A Still-Emerging and Challenging Problem

Diversity, 2023
The diversity of BoNT-producing Clostridia is still a worrying problem for specialists who explore the evolutionary and taxonomic diversity of C. botulinum.
Tomasz Grenda, Aleksandra Jarosz, Magdalena Sapała, Karol Stasiak, Anna Grenda, Piotr Domaradzki, Krzysztof Kwiatek   +6 more
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Cluster of Botulism among dutch tourists in Turkey, june 2008 [PDF]

, 2010
In June 2008, three Dutch tourists participating in a mini-cruise in Turkey needed urgent repatriation for antitoxin treatment because of symptoms of botulism.
Ouwerkerk, M., van, Roest, H.I.J., Swaan, C.M.   +2 more
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A Drosophila Model for Clostridium difficile Toxin CDT Reveals Interactions with Multiple Effector Pathways. [PDF]

, 2020
Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) cause severe and occasionally life-threatening diarrhea. Hyper-virulent strains produce CDT, a toxin that ADP-ribosylates actin monomers and inhibits actin polymerization.
Bier, Ethan, Franc, Nathalie C, Guichard, Annabel, Roy, Sitara, Schwartz, Ruth   +4 more
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Exercise Initiation After Surgical Reconstruction for Rat Rotator Cuff Injury Affects Tendon Healing and Muscle Preservation

Journal of Orthopaedic Research, EarlyView.
Wistar rats underwent supraspinatus tendon tear and reconstruction. Then, rats were divided into Cage activity, Immobilization, Immobilization + Early exercise, and Immobilization + Delayed exercise groups. After 3 and 6 weeks of surgery, histological and biomechanical analyses were performed.
Haruna Misuo, Kaichi Ozone, Moe Yoneno, Yuna Usami, Kei Takahata, Yuki Minegishi, Kohei Arakawa, Takanori Kokubun   +7 more
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Botulinum toxin in ophthalmic plastic surgery

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005
Botulinum toxin chemodenervation has evolved greatly over the past 30 years since its introduction in the 1970s for the management of strabismus. Among ophthalmic plastic surgeons, botulinum toxins are often used as the first line treatment for facial ...
Naik Milind, Soparkar Charles, Murthy R, Honavar S   +3 more
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