## Abstract Botulinum toxin type A (btx A) injections are the most effective treatment for most patients with focal dystonia. Some patients who improve after btx A injections and later lose response have serologic evidence of antibodies to btx A with the mouse neutralization assay (seropositive pat
Botulinum toxins in neurological disease
β Scribed by Cynthia L. Comella; Seth L. Pullman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 156 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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