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Botulinum toxin for strabismus treatment in brain injury patients
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | Objective: Psychomotor retardation is present in 3% of population. Strabismus is associated 80%. This study is to determine the efficacy of Botulinum toxin in strabismus related to brain damage. Methods: Treatment was made with direct technique of Botulinum toxin considering age, strabismus type, number of injections, response and brain disease. Results: We analyze 30 patients 3.5 / 3 years old for 12.7 / 7.3 months. Eighty percent had moderate psychomotor retardation and 20% had a severe one. Good response: 44%, regular: 24%. Toxin applications: 1.7 / 1. Age and type of strabismus was not related to success of treatment (X2: 9.4, 7.8 to hypothesis). First application of toxin determined the response to treatment (Fisher test: 0.05). Moderate retardation was related to better response. Bad results was related to unstable brain disease. Conclusions: Because of bad prognosis to surgery in patients with brain damage, the use of Botulinum toxin must be considered as the first choice. Book Name: 29th European Strabismological Association Meeting |
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| Ending Page | 78 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Starting Page | 75 |
| DOI | 10.1201/b16817-17 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2003-04-17 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: 29th European Strabismological Association Meeting Treatment Retardation Strabismus Efficacy Brain Damage Bad Psychomotor Considering Botulinum |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
