botulinum toxin
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toxin
noun[C]
uk/ˈtɒk.sɪn/us/ˈtɑːk.sɪn/
a poisonous substance, especially one produced by bacteria, that ...
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Parents don't dare refuse the suggested interventions (botulinumtoxininjections, surgery).
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Analyzing a bioterror attack on the food supply: the case ofbotulinumtoxinin milk.
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Clostridium botulinum and the ophthalmologist : a review of botulism, including biological warfare ramifications ofbotulinumtoxin.
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The new treatment modality ofbotulinumtoxincan make a significant impact on the quality of life of older patients with tremor, dystonia (particularly blepharospasm), and other involuntary movement.
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Botulinumtoxinwill be valuable in dystonic conditions as anticholinergic drugs are very poorly tolerated by older people.
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Botulinumtoxin(botox) has been extensively studied and intra-sphincteric quadrantic injections can successfully relieve the symptoms in achalasia.
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The approach to treatment of dystonia is usually three-tiered, involving oral medications,botulinumtoxininjections in small, safe doses and, in some cases, surgery.
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Botulinumtoxinis usually most effective if the condition affects only a limited group of muscles.
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In the first instance, fundamental research is in progress on the structure and function of the severalbotulinumtoxinmolecules.
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For several years,botulinumtoxinin very carefully timed and measured doses has been used to treat overactive muscles in adults, particularly around the eyes and in the neck.
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When used in the appropriate dose, injection ofbotulinumtoxininto the calf muscles can improve gait and enable walking.
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The introduction in the late 1980s ofbotulinumtoxin—a biological product—has made a considerable difference to the lives of people with dystonia.
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Botulinumtoxinis lethal in doses of one microgramme per kilo of body weight, and so on.
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A more site-specific treatment is the injection ofbotulinumtoxin.
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Botulinumtoxintreats wrinkles by immobilizing the muscles which cause wrinkles.
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Botulinumtoxininjections in the parotid glands may help with sialorrhea.
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