[Botulinum toxin treatment of spastic torticollis].

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen

Neurologisk avdeling, Rikshospitalet, Oslo.

Published: August 1992

Botulinum toxin A was administered to 19 patients with spasmodic torticollis. A significant decrease of abnormal head and neck movements was recorded, and all the patients who suffered pain reported relief. Side effects were minor and transient. The results of this study indicate that botulinum toxin is an effective means of treating torticollis.

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