Manual of botulinum toxin therapy / edited by Daniel Truong, Dirk Dressler, Mark Hallett ; medical illustrator, Mayank Pathak.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Truong, Daniel (Daniel D.), editor.

Dressler, Dirk, editor.

Hallett, Mark, 1943- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Botulinum toxin--Therapeutic use--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Botulinum toxin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 218 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Manual of Botulinum Toxin Therapy provides practical guidance on the use of botulinum toxin in a wide variety of disorders, in many areas of medicine. Using clear line drawings, it describes the relevant injection sites for each condition and gives comparative dosage tables for the various formulations of toxin used in different muscle groups. It also provides the most up-to-date review of the range of applications, including coverage of promising future developments. The emphasis throughout is on technique. This book can be read as a teaching aid, and will also be useful for immediate bedside guidance. This Manual will be of interest to the growing band of clinicians discovering the potential of botulinum toxin, including neurologists, otolaryngologists, urologists, ophthalmologists, dermatologists, internists, pain management specialists, rehabilitation specialists and plastic surgeons.

Contents:

The pretherapeutic history of botulinum toxin / Frank J. Erbguth

Botulinum toxin : history of clinical development / Daniel D. Truong, Dirk Dressler, and Mark Hallett

Pharmacology of botulinum toxin drugs / Dirk Dressler and Hans Bigalke

Immunological properties of botulinum toxins / Hans Bigalke, Dirk Dressler, and Jürgen Frevert

Treatment of cervical dystonia / Reiner Benecke, Karen Frei, and Cynthia L. Comella

Treatment of hemifacial spasm / Karen Frei and Peter Roggenkaemper

Treatment of blepharospasm / Carlo Colosimo, Dorina Tiple, and Alfredo Berardelli

Treatment of oromandibular dystonia / Francisco Cardoso, Roongroj Bhidayasiri, and Daniel D. Truong

Treatment of focal hand dystonia / Chandi Prasad Das, Daniel D. Truong, and Mark Hallett

Botulinum toxin applications in ophthalmology / Peter Roggenkaemper and Alan B. Scott

Botulinum toxin therapy of laryngeal muscle hyperactivity syndromes / Daniel D. Truong, Arno Olthoff, and Rainer Laskawi

The use of botulinum toxin in otorhinolaryngology / Rainer Laskawi and Arno Olthoff.

Spasticity / Mayank S. Pathak and Allison Brashear

The use of botulinum toxin in spastic infantile cerebral palsy / Ann Tilton and H. Kerr Graham

Hyperhidrosis / Henning Hamm and Markus K. Naumann

Cosmetic uses of botulinum toxins / Dee Anna Glaser

Botulinum toxin in the gastrointestinal tract / Vito Annese and Daniele Gui

Botulinum toxin in urological disorders / Brigitte Schurch and Dennis D. Dykstra

Use of botulinum toxin in musculoskeletal pain and arthritis / Amy M. Lang

The use of botulinum toxin in the management of headache disorders / Stephen D. Silberstein

Treatment of plantar fasciitis with botulinum toxin / Bahman Jabbari and Mary S. Babcock

Treatment of stiff-person syndrome with botulinum toxin / Bahman Jabbari and Diana Richardson

Botulinum toxin in tic disorders and essential hand and head tremor / James K. Sheffield and Joseph Jankovic

Developing the next generation of botulinum toxin drugs / Dirk Dressler, Daniel D. Truong, and Mark Hallett.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-19252-8

0-511-48006-7

9786612001710

1-282-00171-X

0-511-47767-8

0-511-48086-5

0-511-47621-3

0-511-57576-9

0-511-47919-0

OCLC:

437089943