Botulinum toxin therapy

by Hallett, Mark Whitcup, Scott M.

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Title Statements

Full title :Botulinum toxin therapy / Scott M. Whitcup, Mark Hallett, editors.

Summary

In a rapidly progressing field, Botulinum Toxin Therapy provides both clinicians and basic researchers with the latest science on the structure and function of botulinum toxins and the use of these toxins to treat a wide variety of diseases. Part 1 of the book reviews the basic science of botulinum toxins including advances in our understanding of the molecular structure and mechanism of action of botulinum toxins. This section also discusses the manufacturing and formulation of botulinum toxins for clinical use and the development of novel therapeutic toxins for the future. Part 2 reviews the use of botulinum toxins in clinical practice. It discusses the clinical pharmacology of botulinum toxin drugs and their use in a wide variety of clinical conditions including headache, spasticity, pain, disorders of the genitourinary and gastrointestinal tract, strabismus, and medical aesthetics.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2021

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Springer Nature
Place of Publication:Cham, Switzerland
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2021

The Physical Object

Description:viii, 289 pages : : illustrations (some color), portrait ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9783030663056, 3030663051
oclc:on1232478057
LC Classification:RM1-950
Dewey Decimal:615

Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Basic Sciences. The history of botulinum toxins in medicine: a thousand year journey -- The structure and classification of botulinum toxins -- Botulinum neurotoxins: mechanism of action -- Manufacturing and clinical formulations of botulinum neurotoxins -- Novel native and engineered botulinum neurotoxins -- Part II: Clinical Practice. Clinical pharmacology of botulinum toxin drugs -- The use of botulinum toxin for treatment of dystonias -- The use of botulinum toxin for treatment of spasiticity -- Use of botulinum toxin in ophthalmology -- Hyperhidrosis and aesthetics -- Use of boutlinum toxin in the Genitourinary System -- Gastrointestinal uses of botulinum toxin -- The use of botulinum toxin in the management of headache disorders -- Botulinum toxin and pain -- The use of botulinum toxin for treatment of depression -- Correction to: The use of botulinum toxin for treatment of depression -- Correction to: the use of botulinum toxin for treatment of spasticty -- Correction to: The use of botulinum in ophthalmology -- Correction to: The use of botulinum toxin for treatment of the dystonias -- Correction to: biotulinum toxin and pain -- Correction to…

Subjects

Botulinum toxin -- Therapeutic use Botulinum Toxins -- therapeutic use Dystonia Dystonia -- Chemotherapy Dystonie Dystonie -- Chimiothérapie Spasmes Spasmes -- Chimiothérapie Spasms Spasms -- Chemotherapy Toxines botuliniques -- Emploi en théra…