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Praise for this book : This is a good resource for general otolaryngologists or otolaryngology residents. Chapters are well organized with excellent and helpful illustrations photos and diagrams and supplemented by videos that can be viewed online. -- Doody Enterprises Inc. Containing detailed injection instructions Botulinum Neurotoxin for Head and Neck Disorders and the associated how-to videos offer otolaryngologists neurologists pain specialists and others a complete guide to the management of motor sensory and autonomic disorders of the head and neck region with botulinum neurotoxin. It covers treatment methods for conditions ranging from hyperfunctional motor disorders (dystonia tremor dysphagia) to afferent pain disorders (temporomandibular joint disorder migraine trigeminal neuralgia) to autonomic disorders (hypersalivation Frey's syndrome). In each of the indications the written material reviews the effects of the toxin on the nervous system central pain thresholds and central motor pathways. Special Features: Reviews the pharmacology indications mechanisms of action and technique for each use of botulinum neurotoxin Provides detailed information on the anatomy treatment methods follow-up care and possible complications for each disorder Includes online access to professionally produced videos in which Dr. Blitzer demonstrates injection techniques for the disorders in the book Contains vivid full color illustrations and photographs that clarify information in the text Focusing specifically on injection techniques for the therapeutic uses of botulinum neurotoxin for treating head and neck disorders this manual fills an important gap in the literature. It gives clinicians current authoritative and in-depth information on administering botulinum neurotoxin most effectively for the head and neck disorders of their patients.
TITLE: Botulinum Neurotoxin for Head and Neck Disorders
AUTHOR: Andrew Blitzer
SKU: 9781604065855
PUBLISHER: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
DATE PUBLISHED: 12/04/2012
PLACE PUBLISHED: United States
PAGES: 248
BINDING: Hardback
LANGUAGE: English
DIMENSIONS: 254 mm x 178 mm
WEIGHT: 879 gr
