## Abstract We studied the clinical efficacy of mexiletine, a derivative oral form of lidocaine, for treatment of spasmodic torticollis. One of the nine subjects of this study was previously reported. Before starting oral mexiletine, normal saline was first injected intravenously as placebo control
Treatment of spasmodic torticollis with mexiletine: A case report
โ Scribed by Dr. Shinji Ohara; Jun Miki; Hiroki Momoi; Hiroshi Unno; Masaomi Shindo; Nobuo Yanagisawa
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 388 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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