botulinum toxin A

Related to botulinum toxin A: Botox, Botulinum toxin type a

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botulinum toxin A - a neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to smooth frown lines temporarily

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botulinum toxin - any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis

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In 1989, the FDA approved botulinum toxin A (BTA) for the treatment of strabismus, blepharospasm, and other facial nerve disorders.

Botulinum toxin: Emerging psychiatric indications: Botulinum toxin has shown promising antidepressant effects, and might be helpful for several other indications

Beneficial effect of botulinum toxin A on Raynaud's phenomenon in Japanese patients with systemic sclerosis: A prospective, case series study.

Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of Raynaud's phenomenon: A three-year follow-up study

Five days earlier, she had received botulinum toxin A injections using Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved doses for cervical dystonia at office A under electromyography guidance.

Intestinal Colonization and Possible Iatrogenic Botulism in Mouse Bioassay-Negative Serum Specimens--Los Angeles County, California, November 2017

Efficacy of intraarticular botulinum toxin A and intraarticular hyaluronate plus rehabilitation exercise in patients with unilateral ankle osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.

Effects of ultrasound-guided intraarticular botox vs. corticosteroids for shoulder osteoarthritis

Botulinum toxin A as treatment for drooling saliva in PD.

The Effectiveness of Botulinum Toxin Type A Injections in the Management of Sialorrhea

Botulinum toxin A (Botox) intradetrusor injections in adults with neurogenic detrusor overactivity/neurogenic overactive bladder: a systematic literature review.

A pilot study of the responsiveness of the Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score (NBSS)

Use of botulinum toxin a in the treatment of lower urinary tract disorders: a review of the literature.

Use of botulinum toxin in urology: a literature review/Urolojide botulinum toksin uygulamalari: literatur derlemesi

Questionnaire about the adverse events and side effects following botulinum toxin A treatment in patients with cerebral palsy.

Botulinum toxin-induced facial asymmetry in a patient with cerebral palsy

Botulinum toxin A has a paralyzing effect on muscles.

Botulinum Toxin A for Treatment of Diaphragmatic Myoclonus

The facial asymmetry was treated successfully with botulinum toxin A injection, hyaluronic acid dermal filler injection, and a thread-lift procedure.

Restoring facial symmetry through non-surgical cosmetic procedures after permanent facial paralysis: a case report

Intraoperative injection of botulinum toxin A into the orbicularis oculi muscle for the treatment of crow's feet.

Use of botulinum neurotoxin in ophthalmology

Patients with history of laryngo-tracheal injury, laryngeal surgery, organic laryngeal pathology and previously treated with Botulinum toxin A were excluded from study.