Description:
Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Basic Sciences. The history of botulinum toxins in medicine: a thousand year journey -- The structure and classification of botulinum toxins -- Botulinum neurotoxins: mechanism of action -- Manufacturing and clinical formulations of botulinum neurotoxins -- Novel native and engineered botulinum neurotoxins -- Part II: Clinical Practice. Clinical pharmacology of botulinum toxin drugs -- The use of botulinum toxin for treatment of dystonias -- The use of botulinum toxin for treatment of spasiticity -- Use of botulinum toxin in ophthalmology -- Hyperhidrosis and aesthetics -- Use of boutlinum toxin in the Genitourinary System -- Gastrointestinal uses of botulinum toxin -- The use of botulinum toxin in the management of headache disorders -- Botulinum toxin and pain -- The use of botulinum toxin for treatment of depression -- Correction to: The use of botulinum toxin for treatment of depression -- Correction to: the use of botulinum toxin for treatment of spasticty -- Correction to: The use of botulinum in ophthalmology -- Correction to: The use of botulinum toxin for treatment of the dystonias -- Correction to: biotulinum toxin and pain -- Correction to: The use of botulinum toxin in the management of headache disorders.