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Correlation between clinical response and injection quality in treatment of spasmodic dysphonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. K. Tewary
A. K. Tewary*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr A. K. Tewary, Senior Registrar, ENT Department, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast BT12 6BA.
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Abstract

Botulinum toxin injection is an effective treatment for spasmodic dysphonia. There are ethical difficulties in performing a controlled placebo trial to assess the effectiveness of this treatment. This paper shows a significantly decreased clinical response following technically poor injections given to patients who respond well to good quality injections.

Keywords

DystoniaLarynxVoice disordersBotulinum toxins
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 6 , June 1996 , pp. 551 - 553
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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