Brain functional changes in patients with botulism after illegal cosmetic injections of botulinum toxin: A resting-state fMRI study.

Brain functional changes in patients with botulism after illegal cosmetic injections of botulinum toxin: A resting-state fMRI study.

<h4>Background</h4>Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) is generally considered safe and is widely used to treat a variety of clinical conditions involving muscle hyperactivity and for cosmetic purposes. However, the effects of BoNT-A poisoning (botulism) on brain function are poorly understo...

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Main Authors: Ge-Fei Li, Shiyu Ban, Mengxing Wang, Jilei Zhang, Haifeng Lu, Yan-Hui Shi, Xin-Wei He, Yi-Lan Wu, Peng Peng, Yi-Sheng Liu, Mei-Ting Zhuang, Rong Zhao, Xiao-Lei Shen, Qiang Li, Jian-Ren Liu, Xiaoxia Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207448

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