Botulotoxin A v léčbě dystonie // SOLEN

Neurológia pre prax 1/2020

Botulinum toxin A in the treatment of dystonia

Botulinum toxin A has been used in the treatment of dystonia since the late 1980s and is the most effective method of treating focal and segmental dystonia, but has also been successfully used in the treatment of other neurological diseases manifesting with involuntary muscle contractions or muscular hypertonicity. The paper presents a summary of current knowledge about dystonia – phenomenology, pathophysiology, clinical picture, classification, and possibilities of therapeutic use of botulinum toxin A with a focus on the treatment of the most common forms of dystonia.

Keywords: dystonia, botulinum toxin A, cervical dystonia