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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207448 |
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