Search results for "toxina botulínica"
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Salivary gland application of botulinum toxin for the treatment of sialorrhea
2007
Sialorrhea or excessive salivation, and drooling, are common and disabling manifestations in different neurological disorders. A review is made of the literature, based on a PubMed search, selecting those articles describing clinical trials involving the injection of botulinum toxin A in the salivary glands of patients with different diseases characterized by sialorrhea. The most frequently treated diseases were infant cerebral palsy (30%), Parkinson’s disease (20%) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (15%). Over half of the authors injected the product into the parotid glands, 9.5% into the submaxillary glands, and 38% into both. The total doses of toxin injected varied from 10-100 units of …
Efficacy of botulinum toxin in the treatment of bruxism : systematic review
2019
Background Currently it has been shown that botulinum toxin is effective for a wide variety of medical conditions, and can be applied for therapeutic purposes as cosmetic. In recent years, there has been a growing trend in the use of this drug substance to control the muscular overactivity of bruxism. The objective of this study was the use of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) than traditional methods, by conducting a systematic review of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) published in the health sciences literature. Material and Methods An electronic search was made in the databases of the PubMed, Cochrane Library and Scopus data between March and October 2017, ECA, which will analyze the effe…
Incidencia del Síndrome de Frey diagnosticado mediante Test de Minor y su tratamiento con Toxina Botulínica
2015
Los tumores de las glándulas salivales son una patología poco frecuente, con una incidencia aproximada de 2-3 casos por cada 100.000 habitantes, a pesar de ello son un motivo de consulta al especialista en Otorrinolaringología que no debemos menospreciar. Aproximadamente el 80% de estos tumores se originan en la glándula parótida y su tratamiento consistirá fundamentalmente en una parotidectomía. Como con cualquier otra cirugía, debemos conocer bien las complicaciones que pueden aparecer tras la misma, entre las que se encuentra el Síndrome de Frey (SF), y por tanto, sus posibles tratamientos. Aunque el SF se ha definido como una complicación inevitable tras la cirugía parotídea, puede curs…