Botulinum toxin injection for spasmodic torticollis: Increased magnitude of benefit with electromyographic assistance

Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 878-882

  Cornelia, Cynthia L ^a   Buchman, Aron S ^a   Tanner, Caroline M ^b   Brown Toms, Nancy C ^a   Goetz, Christopher G ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b California Parkinson s Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VIDEORECORDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; INJECTION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPASTICITY; TORTICOLLIS;

ADULT; AGED; BOTULINUM TOXINS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 0026609579     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.42.4.878     Document Type: Article

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