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Local Treatment of Spasmodic Torticollis with Botulinum Toxin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2016

Joseph K.C. Tsui ,
Robin D. Fross ,
Susan Calne  and
Donald B. Calne
Joseph K.C. Tsui*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Acute Care Unit, Health Sciences Centre Hospital, Vancouver
Robin D. Fross
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Acute Care Unit, Health Sciences Centre Hospital, Vancouver
Susan Calne
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Acute Care Unit, Health Sciences Centre Hospital, Vancouver
Donald B. Calne
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Acute Care Unit, Health Sciences Centre Hospital, Vancouver
*
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Health Sciences Centre Hospital, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1W5
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Abstract:

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Fifty-six patients with spasmodic torticollis were treated with local injections of botulinum toxin. The drop out rate was 21%. The remaining 44 patients were followed for a period of 3 to 21 months. Thirty-two patients (76%) had pain relief out of 42 presenting with pain; 37 (66%) improved in the amount of sustained movements of torticollis. The efficacy was reproducible after repeated injections.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 14 , Issue S3 , August 1987 , pp. 533 - 535
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1987

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