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Author:   Katharine E. Alter ,  Nicole A. Wilson ,  Nicole A Wilson, MD, PhD
Publisher:   Demos Medical Publishing
Imprint:   Demos Medical Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.597kg
ISBN:  

9781620700426

ISBN 10:   1620700425
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   15 December 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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"""; ; Contributors ; Preface ; Section One Botulinum Neurotoxin: Basic Science and Reconstitution ; 1. Pharmacology of Botulinum Neurotoxins ; Katharine E. Alter, Fatta B. Nahab, and Barbara I. Karp ; 2. Comparison of Botulinum Neurotoxin Products ; Katharine E. Alter and Fatta B. Nahab ; 3. Neurotoxin Storage, Reconstitution, Handling, and Dilution ; Katharine E. Alter and Codrin Lungu ; 4. Guidance Techniques for Botulinum Neurotoxin Injections ; Katharine E. Alter and Michael C. Munin ; 5. Phenol Nerve Blocks ; Zachary Bohart, Stephen Koelbel, and Katharine E. Alter ; Section Two Clinical Applications of Botulinum Neurotoxins ; Part I Botulinum Neurotoxins for the Treatment of Muscle Overactivity Associated with Focal Dystonia Syndromes and Upper Motor Neuron Syndromes ; Craniofacial Dystonia ; 6. Benign Essential Blepharospasm ; Katharine E. Alter and Barbara I. Karp ; 7. Botulinum Neurotoxin Therapy for Hemifacial Spasm ; Katharine E. Alter and Barbara I. Karp ; 8. Botulinum Neurotoxin Injections for Oromandibular Dystonias ; Katharine E. Alter and Barbara I. Karp ; Illustrations for Craniofacial DystoniaóChapters 6ñ8 ; Cervical Dystonia ; 9. Botulinum Neurotoxin Injections for Cervical Dystonia ; Katharine E. Alter, Michael C. Munin, and Sherry A. Downie ; Illustrations for Cervical DystoniaóChapter 9 ; Upper Limb, Lower Limb, and Trunk Dystonia ; 10. Botulinum Neurotoxin for the Treatment of Idiopathic Primary Focal Limb Dystonia ; Katharine E. Alter, David Simpson, and Elie Elovic ; 11. Botulinum Neurotoxin for Treatment of Muscle Overactivity Associated with Upper Motor Neuron Syndromes ; Katharine E. Alter, John McGuire, and Stephen Nichols ; 12. Botulinum Neurotoxin for the Treatment of Trunk Dystonia/Camptocormia ; Katharine E. Alter and Codrin Lungu ; 13. Botulinum Neurotoxin Injections for the Treatment of Tremor ; Katharine E. Alter and Pritha Ghosh ; Illustrations for Upper Limb, Lower Limb, and Trunk DystoniaóChapters 10ñ13 ; Part II Botulinum Neurotoxins for Neurosecretory Disorders ; 14. Botulinum Neurotoxin Therapy for Problematic Sialorrhea ; Katharine E. Alter ; 15. Botulinum Neurotoxin Therapy for Hyperhidrosis ; Katharine E. Alter and Codrin Lungu ; Part III Botulinum Neurotoxins for Urologic Disorders ; 16. Botulinum Neurotoxin for Urologic Conditions ; Katharine E. Alter and Dallas A. Lea II ; Part IV Botulinum Neurotoxins for Pain Conditions ; 17. Botulinum Neurotoxins for the Treatment of Headache ; Katharine E. Alter and Pritha Ghosh ; Illustrations for Migraine Injection PatternsóChapter 17 ; 18. Botulinum Neurotoxin for Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions ; Katharine E. Alter and Nicole A. Wilson ; Appendices ; A. Ashworth and Modified Ashworth Scale for Grading Muscle Hypertonia ; B. Blepharospasm Disability Index Scale ; C. Blepharospasm Disability Scale ; D. BurkeñFahnñMarsden Dystonia Scale ; E. Dystonia Discomfort Scale ; F. Modified Tardieu Scale ; G. Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Severity Scale ; References ; Index ; Anatomic Illustrations ; Illustrations for Craniofacial Dystonia ; Figure 1 Technique for intradermal botulinum neurotoxin injections. ; Figure 2 Injection patterns for blepharospasm. ; Figure 3 Muscles of facial expression, hemifacial spasm. ; Figure 4 Temporalis muscle, oromandibular dystonia. ; Figure 5 Medial and lateral pterygoid muscles, oromandibular dystonia. ; Illustrations for Cervical Dystonia ; Figure 1 Cervical muscles, anterolateral view, superficial and intermediate muscle layers. ; Figure 2 Cervical muscles, anterior view, intermediate and deep muscle layers. ; Figure 3 Cervical muscles, posterior view, intermediate and deep muscle layers. ; Illustrations for Upper Limb, Lower Limb, and Trunk Dystonia ; Figure 1 Thigh muscles, cross-sectional anatomy. ; Figure 2 Calf muscles, cross-sectional anatomy. ; Figure 3 Arm muscles, cross-sectional anatomy. ; Figure 4 Forearm muscles, cross-sectional anatomy. ; Figure 5 Abdominal muscles. ; Illustrations for Migraine Injection Patterns ; Figure 1 Botulinum neurotoxin injection pattern for migraine, facial muscle injection sites. ; Figure 2 Botulinum neurotoxin injection pattern for migraine, facial and neck muscle injection sites. ; ; ; """

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