Application of botulinum toxin to treat sialorrhea in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: a literature review

ABSTRACT Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons, which are the central nervous system cells that control voluntary muscle movements. The excessive salivation (sialorrhea) is present in approximately 50% of...

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Main Authors: Ademar Francisco de Oliveira Filho, Gêssyca Adryene de Menezes Silva, Débora Milenna Xavier Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082016000300431&lng=en&tlng=en