Clinical Uses of Botulinum Toxins

1. Introduction Michael Barnes and Anthony Ward; 2. Mechanistic basis for the therapeutic effectiveness of botulinum toxin A on over-active cholinergic nerve Oliver Dolly and Gary Lawrence; 3. Botulinum toxin: from menace to medicine Peter Hambleton, Andrew Pickett and Clifford Shone; 4. Botulinum toxin: primary and secondary resistance Benjamin Anyanwu, Philip Hanna and Joseph Jankovic; 5. Introduction to botulinum toxin and clinical practice Anthony Ward; 6. Cervical dystonia Khalid Anwar; 7. The use of botulinum toxin in otolaryngology Maurice Hawthorne and Khalid Anwar; 8. Spasticity Anthony Ward; 9. Hyperhidrosis Deeanna Glaser; 10. Hypersalivation Fiorella Contarino, Alberto Albanese; 11. Botulinum toxin type A for the prophylactic treatment of primary headache disorders David Dodick; 12. Botulinum toxin in the management of back and neck pain Áine Carroll; 13. Ophthalmological uses of botulinum toxin John Elston; 14. Bladder and bowel indications Guiseppe Brisinda, Federica Cadeddu and Giorgio Maria; 15. Cosmetic uses of botulinum toxin type A Alastair Carruthers and Ken Beer; 16. Other clinical neurological uses of botulinum toxin Michael Barnes.