Brain functional changes in patients with botulism after illegal cosmetic injections of botulinum toxin: A resting-state fMRI study.

Ge-Fei LiShiyu BanMengxing WangJilei ZhangHaifeng LuYan-Hui ShiXin-Wei HeYi-Lan WuPeng PengYi-Sheng LiuMei-Ting ZhuangRong ZhaoXiao-Lei ShenQiang LiJian-Ren LiuXiaoxia Du

Published in: PloS one (2018)

The results indicate that BoNT-A may modulate cerebral activation in specific areas, which may play roles in both the adverse effects of botulism and the mechanism underlying clinical treatment with BoNT-A.

Keyphrases

resting state
functional connectivity
botulinum toxin
subarachnoid hemorrhage
cerebral ischemia
ultrasound guided
multiple sclerosis
white matter
combination therapy
brain injury
smoking cessation
cerebral blood flow