Treatment of occupational cramp with botulinum toxin: Diffusion of toxin to adjacent noninjected muscles

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 593-598

  Ross, Marjorie H ^a,c   Charness, Michael E ^a,b,c   Sudarsky, Lewis ^a,b,c   Logician, Eric L ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

botulinum toxin; diffusion; focal dystonia; hand cramp; occupational cramp

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSICIAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; WRITING;

EID: 0030938344     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199705)20:5<593::AID-MUS8>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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