Botulinum toxin treatment for headache

HAYES, Inc.
Record ID 32004000365
English
Authors' objectives:

Botulinum toxin (BTX) is used as a prophylactic or acute treatment for chronic or recurrent headache. The theoretical basis for use of this neurotoxin is that certain types of headache, such as migraine, tension-type, and cervicogenic, may be triggered by abnormal tone in pericranial or cervical muscles. Injection of BTX into these muscles would inhibit their contraction and might thereby decrease the frequency and/or severity of the headache episodes.

Authors' methods: Review
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: http://www.hayesinc.com/
Year Published: 2003
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: United States
MeSH Terms
  • Botulinum Toxins
  • Headache
  • Headache Disorders
Contact
Organisation Name: HAYES, Inc.
Contact Address: 157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218
Contact Name: saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Contact Email: saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Copyright: HAYES, Inc.
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