Botulinum toxin type A and EMG: A key to the understanding of chronic tension-type headaches?

Headache

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 985-989

  Rollnik, Jens D ^a   Karst, Matthias ^a   Fink, Matthias ^a   Dengler, Reinhard ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Botulinum A toxin; Electromyography; EMG; Muscle tension; Tension type headache

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENSION HEADACHE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 0035656457     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2001.01193.x     Document Type: Article

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