Botulinum neurotoxins: biology, pharmacology, and toxicology

M Pirazzini, O Rossetto, R Eleopra… - Pharmacological …, 2017 - Elsevier
The study of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT) is rapidly progressing in many aspects. Novel
BoNTs are being discovered owing to next generation sequencing, but their biologic and …

Botulinum toxin: State of the art

J Jankovic - Movement Disorders, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Botulinun neurotoxin (BoNT) has emerged as one of the most multipurpose therapeutic
agents in modern medicine with more clinical applications than any other drug currently on …

Practice guideline update summary: Botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of blepharospasm, cervical dystonia, adult spasticity, and headache: Report of the …

DM Simpson, M Hallett, EJ Ashman, CL Comella… - Neurology, 2016 - neurology.org
Objective: To update the 2008 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guidelines regarding
botulinum neurotoxin for blepharospasm, cervical dystonia (CD), headache, and adult …

Pallidal neurostimulation in patients with medication-refractory cervical dystonia: a randomised, sham-controlled trial

J Volkmann, J Mueller, G Deuschl, AA Kühn… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Cervical dystonia is managed mainly by repeated botulinum toxin injections.
We aimed to establish whether pallidal neurostimulation could improve symptoms in …

Treatment of patients with essential tremor

G Deuschl, J Raethjen, H Hellriegel, R Elble - The Lancet Neurology, 2011 - thelancet.com
Essential tremor is a common movement disorder. Tremor severity and handicap vary
widely, but most patients with essential tremor do not receive a diagnosis and hence are …

EFNS guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of primary dystonias

A Albanese, F Asmus, KP Bhatia… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To provide a revised version of earlier guidelines published in 2006.
Background: Primary dystonias are chronic and often disabling conditions with a …

The non-motor syndrome of primary dystonia: clinical and pathophysiological implications

M Stamelou, MJ Edwards, M Hallett, KP Bhatia - Brain, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Dystonia is typically considered a movement disorder characterized by motor
manifestations, primarily involuntary muscle contractions causing twisting movements and …

Diagnosis & treatment of dystonia

HA **nah - Neurologic clinics, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The dystonias are a group of disorders characterized by excessive involuntary muscle
contractions leading to abnormal postures and/or repetitive movements. There are many …

Evidence-based review and assessment of botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of movement disorders

M Hallett, A Albanese, D Dressler, KR Segal… - Toxicon, 2013 - Elsevier
Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) can be injected to achieve therapeutic benefit across a large
range of clinical conditions. To assess the efficacy and safety of BoNT injections for the …

Dystonia: diagnosis and management

A Albanese, M Di Giovanni… - European journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical practice in dystonia has greatly evolved in recent years; a synthetic review on
patient management is provided here. Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by …