Polyradiculoneuritis following botulinum toxin therapy.
The development of Guillain-Barré syndrome is reported in a patient, who had previously received botulinum toxin type A injections into both orbicularis oculi muscles to treat idiopathic blepharospasm. The possibility of a causal relationship is discussed with consideration of the literature on adverse effects of vaccinations and of Clostridium botulinum and its toxin.
Haug
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Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany.
Dressler
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Prange
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D001764:Blepharospasm / Q000628:therapy*; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000209:etiology*
D001905:Botulinum Toxins