Botulinum toxin in the treatment of drooling in tetraplegic patients with brain injury

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 796-803

  Ko, Sung Hwa ^a   Shin, Yong Beom ^a   Min, Ji Hong ^a   Shin, Myung Jun ^a   Chang, Jae Hyeok ^a   Shin, Yong Il ^b   Ko, Hyun Yoon ^b  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxins; Drooling; Posture; Salivary glands; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892188060     PISSN: 22340645     EISSN: 22340653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5535/arm.2013.37.6.796     Document Type: Article

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