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Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Clinical Medicine

A Disease-Oriented Approach

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Editors:
  1. Bahman Jabbari

    1. Emeritus Professor of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, USA

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  • Features a unique, disease-oriented approach to botulinum toxin
  • Provides information on the effect of the toxin on both individual symptoms and the disease as a whole
  • Includes case reports, technical caveats, comments from experienced users, and instructions on injection techniques

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Botulinum Toxins: Molecular Structures and Synaptic Physiology

    • Ornella Rossetto
    Pages 1-12

  3. Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Primary Dystonia

    • Avram Fraint, Cynthia Comella
    Pages 13-22

  4. Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders

    • Parul Jindal, Joseph Jankovic
    Pages 23-48

  5. Applications of Botulinum Toxin in the Urinary Tract

    • Saman Shafaat Talab, Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad, Patricia E. Gilhooly
    Pages 49-65

  6. The Role of Botulinum Toxin in the Gastrointestinal Tract

    • Kaveh Sharzehi, Ron Schey
    Pages 67-80

  7. Botulinum Toxin for Treatment of Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy

    • Kat Kolaski, L. Andrew Koman
    Pages 81-108

  8. Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis

    • Yasaman Safarpour, Bahman Jabbari
    Pages 109-129

  9. Clinical Uses of the Botulinum Toxin and Ophthalmology

    • Jennifer A. Galvin
    Pages 131-143

  10. Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Migraine and Other Headaches

    • Sara M. Schaefer, Bahman Jabbari
    Pages 145-165

  11. Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Neuropathic Pain

    • Shivam Om Mittal, Bahman Jabbari
    Pages 167-191

  12. The Role of Botulinum Toxins in Treatment of Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Symptoms

    • Taraneh Hashemi-Zonouz, Bahman Jabbari
    Pages 193-211

  13. Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Cerebrovascular Disease

    • Iman Moeini-Naghani, Bahman Jabbari
    Pages 213-230

  14. Clinical Uses of Botulinum Toxin in the Skin

    • James Yen Wang
    Pages 231-245

  15. The Role of Botulinum Toxins in Treatment of Cancer-Related Issues: Post-radiation and Post-surgical Pain and Radiation-Induced Damage to the Salivary Glands

    • Delaram Safarpour, Bahman Jabbari
    Pages 247-258

  16. Ultrasound, Electromyography, Electrical Stimulation; Techniques Aiding More Effective Botulinum Toxin Therapy

    • Katharine E. Alter, Barbara I. Karp
    Pages 259-291

  17. Botulinum Toxin Therapy: Future Perspectives

    • Bahman Jabbari
    Pages 293-301

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 303-309
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About this book

This book provides BoNT treatment menus for symptom-oriented therapy in 14 different disease categories.Each chapter starts with a brief description of the disease and its current treatment followed by an evidenced-based upon the published assertions of the Therapeutic Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.  Each chapter includes case histories from editor’s vast experience of over 25 years with BoNT therapy and description of injection techniques enhanced by illustrative figures. Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Clinical Medicine includes an additional introductory chapter that discusses molecular structure, mechanism of action, toxin serotypes, immunogenicity and safety issues. Meanwhile, a concluding chapter provides information on potential future application of these toxins’ for treating symptoms of other specific diseases.  

Editors and Affiliations

  • Emeritus Professor of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, USA

    Bahman Jabbari

About the editor

The editor is Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the Yale University School of Medicine. He was director of the botulinum toxin treatment program at Yale from January 2005 to September 2015. His experience with botulinum toxin therapy of a large volume of patients extends over 25 years, and he has written extensively on the role of botulinum toxin therapy in clinical medicine.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Clinical Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: A Disease-Oriented Approach

  • Editors: Bahman Jabbari

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56038-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-56037-3Published: 07 September 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85810-4Published: 18 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-56038-0Published: 23 August 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 309

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurology, Internal Medicine, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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