A simplified ultrasonography-guided approach for neurotoxin injection into the obliquus capitis inferior muscle in spasmodic torticollis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00702-018-1866-4
Abstract: The obliquus capitis inferior (OCI) muscle may be crucially involved in generating the tremulous component of spasmodic torticollis. This study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of a simplified ultrasonography-guided approach of botulinum neurotoxin injection… read more here.
Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin; neurotoxin injection; neurotoxin; injection ... See more keywords
Behavior and gene expression in the brain of adult self-fertilizing mangrove rivulus fish (Kryptolebias marmoratus) after early life exposure to the neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2020.04.007
Abstract: β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), a neurotoxin naturally produced by cyanobacteria, diatoms and dinoflagellates, constitutes a serious environmental and health threat especially during acute blooms, which are becoming more frequent. This neurotoxin is implicated in several neurodegenerative diseases… read more here.
Keywords: alanine bmaa; expression; neurotoxin; bmaa ... See more keywords
Sporadic distant neurotoxin effects in the chronic treatment of spasticity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.844
Abstract: Introduction/Background Neurotoxin therapy is an effective component of comprehensive spasticity management. The two cases presented demonstrate adverse effects. Material and method Patient S is a 60-year-old female with right spastic hemiparesis due to left hemispheric… read more here.
Keywords: sporadic distant; distant neurotoxin; weakness; spasticity ... See more keywords
Hunting the eagle killer: A cyanobacterial neurotoxin causes vacuolar myelinopathy
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aax9050
Abstract: A lethal combination Although many human activities have clear negative effects on the natural world, there are also unforeseen consequences. Bald eagle mass death events in the southeastern United States may be one such downstream… read more here.
Keywords: verticillata; hydrillicola; cyanobacterium; vacuolar myelinopathy ... See more keywords
Isolation and Pharmacological Characterization of α-Elapitoxin-Oh3a, a Long-Chain Post-Synaptic Neurotoxin From King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) Venom
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DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.815069
Abstract: The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the world’s largest venomous snake and has a widespread geographical distribution throughout Southeast Asia. Despite proteomic studies indicating the presence of postsynaptic neurotoxins in O. hannah venom, there are… read more here.
Keywords: eptx oh3a; king cobra; long chain; neurotoxin ... See more keywords