Botulinum toxin A for treating muscular contractures in cephalic tetanus

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 573-575

  García García, Abel ^a,b   Gándara Rey, José M ^a   Crespo Abelleira, Antonio ^a,b   Jorge Barreiro, Javier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Cephalic tetanus; Pain; Tetanus; Tetanus toxin

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; DIAZEPAM; METRONIDAZOLE; TETANUS ANTIBODY;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; EDENTULOUSNESS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASSETER MUSCLE; MOUTH EXAMINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; SCAPULA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SORE THROAT; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; TETANUS; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; NECK MUSCLES; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; SHOULDER; TETANUS;

EID: 34548641495     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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