title: [The use of botulinum toxin A in the treatment of focal dystonias].
abstract: 22 patients with focal dystonias were treated with local injections of botulinum toxin A (Botox) into muscles with involuntary, sustained movements. The method is highly effective, practically without serious side effects and now is considered the treatment of choice in this group of patients what has been also confirmed in our own material.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Neurologii Szpitala Miejskiego, Gdańsku.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sławek
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duzyński
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004421:Dystonia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005143:Eyelids; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008875:Middle Aged; D009129:Muscle Tonus; D009333:Neck; D009465:Neuromuscular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D009465:Neuromuscular Agents; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A