Does Botulinum Toxin Improve Quality of Life

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Introduction/Objectives: Botulinum toxin is one of the most potent biologic poisons known.Botulinum toxin proteins have been studied since 1900s, initially to understand botulism, a form of food poisoning.Later, they were studied because of the use of the toxins for treatment of muscle hyperactivity due to muscle paralysis induced by small amounts of the toxins.Th e 7 distinct serotypes A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are of similar structures.However, the serotypes differ in their cellular target sites, potency and duration of action.Types A and B have been shown eff ective and safe in clinical trials for the treatment of movement disorders and spasticity.

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