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Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Drooling in Tetraplegic Patients With Brain Injury

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of botulinum toxin type A (BTA) injection into the salivary gland and to evaluate the changes of drooling in varied postures in tetraplegic patients with brain injury. METHODS: Eight tetraplegic patients with brain injury were enrolled. BTA was injected into each...

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Autores principales: Ko, Sung Hwa, Shin, Yong Beom, Min, Ji Hong, Shin, Myung Jun, Chang, Jae Hyeok, Shin, Yong-Il, Ko, Hyun-Yoon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3895519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24466514
http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2013.37.6.796