Handbook of botulinum toxin treatment / edited by Peter Moore, Markus Naumann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moore, Peter, MRCP

Naumann, Markus.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Botulinum toxin--Therapeutic use.

Botulinum toxin.

Spasms--Chemotherapy.

Spasms.

Dystonia--Chemotherapy.

Dystonia.

Strabismus--Chemotherapy.

Strabismus.

Eyelids--Diseases--Chemotherapy.

Eyelids.

Botulinum Toxins--therapeutic use.

Eyelids--Diseases.

Chemotherapy.

Medical Subjects:

Botulinum Toxins--therapeutic use.

Physical Description:

xii, 463 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell Science, 2003.

Summary:

Botulinum toxin A is a remarkably versatile treatment with a steadily expanding list of indications, which include strabismus, hemifacial spasm, focal dystonias such as spasmodic torticollis, dysphonia and writer's cramp, as well as adult and childhood spasticity. Recent innovations include its use in some types of pain, in autonomic and gastrointestinal disorders, and in cosmetic medicine, such as hyperhidrosis, hypersalivation, rectal fissure, achialasia and facial wrinkles. Botulinum toxin is arguably the safest and most effective treatment in movement disorders since the introduction of leodopa, and is an increasingly important option in many other fields. The long-awaited second edition of the Handbook of Botulinum Toxin Treatment brings the reader up to date with the many advances in background knowledge and in clinical practice in both the established and the newer indications, including the use of a second serotype botulinum toxin B. The book is an introduction and practical guide for doctors and paramedical staff who use botulinum toxin or who may want to refer patients or care for patients being treated elsewhere. Initial chapters provide historical and general information. The rest of the book concentrates on the different conditions treated with botulinum toxin. Chapters follow a standard format with a pragmatic approach based on the wide experience of the authors.

Contents:

History and current applications of botulinum toxin : from poison to remedy / Markus Naumann, Klaus Viktor Toyka & Peter Moore

How botulinum toxins work / Ornella Rossetto & Cesare Montecucco

General and clinical aspects of treatment with botulinum toxin / Peter Moore & Markus Naumann

EMG for identification of dystonic, tremulous and spastic muscles and techniques for guidance of injections / Jörg Wissel, Jörg Müller & Werner Poewe

Fundamentals of dystonia / Mitchell F. Brin

Blepharospasm, oromandibular dystonia and Meige's syndrome and hemifacial spasm / Mitchell E. Brin, Fabio Danisi & Andrew Blitzer

The larynx and pharynx / Lucian Sulica, Jean Verheyden & Andrew Blitzer

Cervical and axial dystonia / Reiner Benecke, Peter Moore, Dirk Dressler & Markus Naumann

Limb and occupational dystonia / Geoff Sheean

Spasticity in adults / Jean-Michel Gracie, Harald Hefter, David M. Simpson & Peter Moore

Spasticity in children / Steffen Berweck, H. Kerr Graham & Florian Heinen

Tremor / Bimsara Senanayake & Leslie J. Findley

Tics, myoclonus, stiff person syndrome, gait freezing and rigidity / Madhavi Thomas & Joseph Jankovic

Hypersecretory disorders / Markus Naumann

Pelvic floor and gastrointestinal uses / Wolfgang Jost

Ophthalmic indications / John Lee

Management of pain with botulinum toxin / Turo J. Nurmikko

Cosmetic indications / Boris Sommer & Nick Lowe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0632059575

OCLC:

50285565