title: Polyradiculoneuritis following botulinum toxin therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Haug
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dressler
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Prange
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D001905:Botulinum Toxins