Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of sialorrhea in Parkinson's disease

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 765-767

  Santamato, Andrea ^a   Ianieri, Giancarlo ^b   Ranieri, Maurizio ^b   Megna, Marisa ^b   Panza, Francesco ^b   Fiore, Pietro ^a   Megna, Gianfranco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; LETTER; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PAROTID GLAND; ULTRASOUND; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PAROTID GLAND; SIALORRHEA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41549116849     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01612.x     Document Type: Letter

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