## Abstract Botulinum toxin (BTX) injection is considered the treatment of choice for patients with cervical dystonia (torticollis). We conducted a pilot, open‐label, dose‐escalation study with BTX type B in 12 patients who no longer responded clinically to injections with BTX type A. At the doses
Botulinum toxin type B de novo therapy of cervical dystonia
✍ Scribed by D. Dressler; H. Bigalke
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Volume
- 252
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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To compare clinical parameters of patients treated with botulinum toxin type A (BTX) for treatment of idiopathic cervical dystonia (ICD) and for tardive cervical dystonia (TCD), we studied 156 patients (149 with ICD and 7 with TCD) who were treated with serial injections of BTX over 5 years. We hypo
## Abstract The objective of this study was to compare efficacy, safety, and duration of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT‐A) and type B (BoNT‐B) in toxin‐naïve cervical dystonia (CD) subjects. BoNT‐naïve CD subjects were randomized to BoNT‐A or BoNT‐B and evaluated in a double‐blind trial at baseline a