The sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) is one of the major muscles involved in producing abnormal head position in cervical dystonia patients. This study tested whether doxorubicin chemomyectomy, direct injection of doxorubicin into the SCM to permanently remove muscle fibers, has the potential to be
Doxorubicin chemomyectomy as a treatment for cervical dystonia
โ Scribed by John D. England; Austin J. Sumner
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 273 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
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 Disorganization of sensory cortical somatotopy has been described in adult onset primary torsion dystonia (AOPTD). Although botulinum toxin type A (BTXโA) acts peripherally, some studies have suggested a central effect. Our primary hypothesis was that sensory cortical reorganization occ