Botulinum neurotoxin as early treatment in acute-onset lesional hemiballism.

Giulia Di Rauso Niccolò OrlandiMarco JacopettiGuido BigliardiFrancesca AntonelliStefano Meletti Vittorio Rispoli

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2024)

The present case highlights the effectiveness of unconventional therapeutic options in disabling acute onset lesional HB/HC when first-line therapies are contraindicated. Particularly, this report may encourage BoNT application in the early stage of movement disorder emergencies.

Keyphrases

liver failure
early stage
respiratory failure
drug induced
aortic dissection
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
hepatitis b virus
intensive care unit
radiation therapy
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
lymph node
sentinel lymph node
replacement therapy