Botulinum toxin type A in the healing of ulcer following oro-mandibular dyskinesia in a patient in a vegetative state

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-316

  Intiso, Domenico ^a   Basciani, Mario ^a   Di Rienzo, Filomena ^a   Tolfa, Maurizio ^a   Grimaldi, Giuseppina ^b   Fiore, Piero ^b  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin type A; Dyskinesia; Rehabilitation; Ulcer; Vegetative state

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; LIP DISEASE; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; ORBICULARIS ORIS MUSCLE; OROFACIAL DYSKINESIA; OROMANDIBULAR DYSKINESIA; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; ULCER HEALING; VEGETATIVE STAGE;

AGED; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CHRONIC DISEASE; DYSKINESIAS; HUMANS; LIP DISEASES; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; ORAL ULCER; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE;

EID: 42649084658     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0190     Document Type: Article

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