Botulinum Toxin Injections for Simple Partial Motor Seizures Associated with Pain

Intractable epilepsy with painful partial motor seizures is a relatively rare and difficult disorder to treat. We evaluated the usefulness of botulinum toxin to reduce ictal pain. Two patients received two or four botulinum toxin (BTX) injections at one-to-two-month intervals. Patient 1 had painf...

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Main Authors: Edward C. Mader, Bruce J. Fisch, Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman, Piotr W. Olejniczak, Michael E. Carey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/295251