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Handbook of Botulinum Toxin Treatment

From the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, UK, this text provides up-to-date advancements and development of the established and newer uses for botulinum toxin A. Included are historical information and the different conditions treated with botulinum toxin. Botulinum toxin A is a remarkably versatile treatment with a steadily expanding list of indications, which include strabismus, hemifacial spasm, focal dystonias such as spasmodic torticollis, dysphonia and writer’s cramp, as well as adult and childhood spasticity. Recent innovations include its use in some types of pain, in autonomic and gastrointestinal disorders, and in cosmetic medicine, such as hyperhidrosis, hypersalivation, rectal fissure, achalasia and facial wrinkles. Botulinum toxin is arguably the safest and most effective treatment in movement disorders since the introduction of levodopa, and is an increasingly important option in many other fields.
The second edition brings the reader up to date with the many advances in background knowledge and in clinical practice in the established and the newer indications, including the use of a second serotype botulinum toxin B.
The book is an introduction and practical guide for doctors who use botulinum toxin or who may want to refer patients or care for patients being treated elsewhere. Initial chapters provide historical and general information. The rest of the book concentrates on the different conditions treated with botulinum toxin. Chapters follow a standard format with a pragmatic approach based on the wide experience of the authors.