The finding and evaluation of EMG-guided BOTOX injection in cervical dystonia

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-76

  Lee, Lian Hui ^a   Chang, Wen Neng ^a   Chang, Chen Sheng ^b,c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BOTOX; Cervical dystonia; Dystonia ratio; EMG; Tsui rating scale

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MASSAGE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; TSUI RATING SCALE; VIDEORECORDING;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TORTICOLLIS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 3042835298     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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