Initial experience with imaging-guided intramuscular botulinum toxin injection in patients with idiopathic cervical dystonia

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Apr;192(4):996-1001. doi: 10.2214/AJR.08.1535.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of our study was to present our initial experiences of imaging-guided intramuscular botulinum toxin (BTX) injection in patients with idiopathic cervical dystonia.

Conclusion: Imaging-guided BTX injection is a useful treatment technique in patients with idiopathic cervical dystonia when target muscles are located deeply or an injection must be delivered to a focal muscle area.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A / administration & dosage*
  • Electromyography*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intramuscular
  • Male
  • Radiography, Interventional
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Torticollis / diagnostic imaging
  • Torticollis / drug therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional

Substances

  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A