| Primary Author: |
Marion, M.
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| Journal Title: |
Médecine des arts: Approche médicale et scientifique des pratiques artistiques
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| Date Published: |
1995 |
| Language: |
French
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| Category: |
Nervous Disorders
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| Key Words: |
musician cramp dystonia instrumental botulinum treatment |
| Full Citation: |
Marion, Marie-Hélène. La crampe des musiciens: Traitement par injections de toxine botulique. [Musicians' Cramp: Treatment with Injections of Botulinum Toxin.] Médecine des arts: Approche médicale et scientifique des pratiques artistiques (Montauban, France) nos. 12-13 (June-September 1995): 44-46. |
| Full Abstract: |
Discusses the injection of botulinum toxin to relieve functional dystonias and reports on ten cases of the treatment. About one-half of patients can be helped, with the treatment administered long term in conjunction with a physical retraining program. The benefits of an injection disappear after four to six months. Professional musicians are unlikely to fully regain their technique. |
