Palatal myoclonus: Treatment with Clostridium botulinum toxin injection

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 317-320

  Varney, S M ^a   Demetroulakos, J L ^a   Fletcher, M H ^a   McQueen, W J ^a   Hamilton, M K ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBIDOPA; CERULETIDE; CHOLECYSTOKININ DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENYTOIN; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSTIPATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYOCLONUS; PATHOGENESIS; SOFT PALATE; TINNITUS; URINE RETENTION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0030041391     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(96)70194-8     Document Type: Article

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