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Botulinum toxin type A in the management of headache: a review of the literature and personal experience
The Journal of Headache and Pain volume 5, pages 15–22 (2004)
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Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) shows significant promise in the management of a variety of headache types including migraine, chronic daily headache, tension-type headache, and other head and neck pains. Confirmation of efficacy still awaits the report of well-controlled double-blind placebo-controlled trials; however, a mounting body of evidence suggests that BoNT-A is effective, well-tolerated and safe for the management of many headache disorders. In this paper, I review recent evidence on the efficacy of BoNT-A, and also report my personal experience with the treatment in over 600 headache patients.
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Troost, B.T. Botulinum toxin type A in the management of headache: a review of the literature and personal experience. J Headache Pain 5, 15–22 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-004-0063-z
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-004-0063-z