Low back ache treatment with botulinum neurotoxin type A. Local experience in Kuwait.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of paraspinal administration of botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT-A) in patients with chronic low back ache (LBA).

Subjects And Methods: Eight patients with chronic LBA were injected with BoNT-A at three sites on either side of lumbar paraspinal muscles. The patients rated their pain intensity using a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 to 10, and our physiotherapist assessed the paraspinal muscle spasm using a functional scale (FS) from 0 to 5.

Clinical and neurophysiological pattern of Guillain-Barré syndrome in Kuwait.

Objective: To study the clinical and neurophysiological pattern of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in Kuwait.

Materials And Methods: The clinical records of consecutive GBS patients admitted to Ibn Sina Hospital, Kuwait, during a 7-year period between 1997 and 2003 were analyzed.

Results: Of the 41 cases, 77% were male.