Botulinum toxin for diabetic neuropathic pain: A randomized double-blind crossover trial

Diabetic neuropathy is a common complication in diabetes, with patients typically experiencing diverse sensory symptoms including dysesthesias in the feet and usually accompanied by sleep disturbance. There is still no comprehensive understanding of the underlying biologic processes responsible for...

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Published in:Neurology 2009-04, Vol.72 (17), p.1473-1478
Main Authors: Yuan, R. Y., Sheu, J. J., Yu, J. M., Chen, W. T., Tseng, I. J., Chang, H. H., Hu, C. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Analgesics - administration & dosage
Analgesics - adverse effects
Biological and medical sciences
Botulinum Toxins, Type A - administration & dosage
Botulinum Toxins, Type A - adverse effects
Cross-Over Studies
Diabetic Neuropathies - drug therapy
Diabetic Neuropathies - physiopathology
Double-Blind Method
Electrodiagnosis
Female
Foot - innervation
Foot - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Muscle
Neurology
Neurotoxins - administration & dosage
Neurotoxins - adverse effects
Nociceptors - drug effects
Nociceptors - physiology
Pain Measurement
Patient Satisfaction
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Sensory Receptor Cells - drug effects
Sensory Receptor Cells - physiology
Sleep Wake Disorders - drug therapy
Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology
Treatment Outcome
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