Botulinum toxin is a useful treatment in excessive drooling of saliva
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US-guided botulinum toxin injection for excessive drooling in children.
PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) injections under ultrasonography (US) guidance for children with excessive drooling. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between January 2006 and January 2011, 44 BTX-A injections into bilateral submandibular glands were performed in 20 children (mean age, 9.1 years; range, 3-16 years; gender, 15 boys and 5 girls) under intra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.5.697