New and emerging indications of botulinum toxin therapy
β Scribed by Ryuji Kaji
- Book ID
- 116821025
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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The efficacy of botulinum toxin (BTX) without systemic effects has led to the rapid development of applications in neuromuscular disorders, hyperactivity of sudomotor cholinergic-mediated glandular function, and pain syndromes. The successful use of BTX in conditions with muscle overactivity, such a