Advances in the Treatment of Movement Disorders with Botulinum Toxins
A special issue of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651). This special issue belongs to the section "Bacterial Toxins".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2025 | Viewed by 1644
Special Issue Editors
Interests: dystonia; botulinum toxin; ultrasound; Parkinson’s disease; tremor
Interests: botulinum toxin; dystonia; cervical dystonia; sialorrhea; Parkinson’s disease; Blepharospasm
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We have the honor of coordinating the preparation of a Special Issue of the journal Toxins, titled “Advances in the Treatment of Movement Disorders with Botulinum Toxins”.
This Special Issue will mainly focus on dystonia. In addition to articles devoted to classic, approved indications of botulinum toxin injections, we aim to collect works of high-quality research about poorly explored common conditions such as dystonic tremors or functional dystonia, as well as rare, unapproved indications including task-specific and oromandibular dystonia. Moreover, articles devoted to other movement disorders (mainly tremors and myoclonus) will be considered. We will pay close attention to works aimed at better understanding the duration during which injections remain effective and ways to optimize the results of this treatment. This issue will also cover advances in injection techniques or dose selection. Lastly, works dedicated to new forms of botulinum toxins will be welcome.
Indeed, we want to make this issue particularly diverse and innovative, with the objectives of attracting the interest of as many people as possible and also of offering vocations for young colleagues at a time when other fields of neurology are proving increasingly attractive. Now, please go ahead and pick up your pens and surprise us!
Dr. Alexandre Kreisler
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Jost
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rare forms of dystonia
- common but poorly explored forms of dystonia
- tremor
- myoclonus
- optimization of results
- duration of efficacy
- guidance
- injection techniques
- recombinant botulinum toxin
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Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Vocal Tremor: pathophysiology and management. Focus on the role of botulinum toxin treatment
Abstract: Voice tremor (VT) is an invaliding speech disorder characterized by periodic fluctuation in pitch and loudness as a result of involuntary rhythmic oscillations within the phonatory apparatus. VT can occur in isolation (isolated Voice Tremor – IVT) or in association with essential tremor (Essential Voice Tremor) or with spasmodic dysphonia (SD). Dystonic Voice Tremor (DVT) can be difficult to distinguish from non-dystonic forms of tremor. The diagnosis of VTs is based on clinical and instrumental examinations. In particular electromyography (EMG) play a relevant diagnostic role. No treatment has demonstrated to be effective. Botulinum toxin may be useful in reducing symptoms.
