In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 23 patients suffering from intractable spasmodic torticollis (ST) were given successively either botulinum toxin A (BTA) or normal saline by intramuscular injections in the affected muscles. Evaluation was carried out by three blinded observers, using a c
Responsiveness of idiopathic spasmodic torticollis to botulinum a toxin injection. a critical evaluation of five cases
β Scribed by Maurri, Sandro; Barontini, Franco
- Book ID
- 122035587
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 407 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0303-8467
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