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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
11
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1992-1-15
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pubmed:abstractText |
Botulinum toxin has been successfully used to treat spasmodic torticollis. The optimum dosage is not clear and the recommended doses in the United Kingdom are 20-25 ng. We have used much lower doses (average 13 ng) without loss of efficacy and accompanied by a reduction in side effects. We treated 12 patients (eight women and four men) with a mean duration of torticollis of 4 years. Eleven of the 12 patients (91%) showed an improvement in total scores for pain and degree of head movement. The benefits appeared a week after treatment and lasted for 3 months. Side effects were minimal and transient. Our experience suggests low doses of the toxin may be equally efficacious.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Nov
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pubmed:issn |
0141-0768
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
84
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
650-1
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2010-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
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pubmed:year |
1991
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Low dose botulinum toxin in spasmodic torticollis.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Neurology, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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