Botulinum toxin: Treatment of self-mutilation in patients with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 180-183

  Gutierrez, Cristiam ^a   Pellene, Alejandro ^a   Micheli, Federico ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Lesch Nyhan; Self mutilation

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LESCH NYHAN SYNDROME; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; FACE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LESCH-NYHAN SYNDROME; LIP; MALE; SELF MUTILATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 44649154484     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNF.0b013e31814a62cc     Document Type: Article

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