botulism/fatigue

This study was conducted to analyze the clinical characteristics of and treatment strategies for botulism among patients receiving cosmetic injection of botulinum toxin (BoNT).A total of 86 botulism patients caused by cosmetic injection of BoNT were enrolled in our study. All of the patients were

Botulinum toxin is widely used in medicine for the treatment of spasticity and focal dystonia, for the treatment of chronic migraine, facial hemispasm, and facial aesthetic treatments. Generally, botulinum toxin treatment is a safe procedure when it is conducted by clinicians with expertise and

Fresh fish products are exquisitely prone to be the source for food botulism because of primary contamination with Clostridium botulinum spores, lack of heat inactivation of C. botulinum spores, frequently used air-tight packaging, lack of preservatives, lack of heat inactivation of already produced

Botulinum toxin is the most potent toxin known to humans and as little as 100 ng can be lethal. The toxin blocks peripheral cholinergic neurotransmission at the neuromuscular junction and cholinergic autonomic nervous system by introducing an endopeptadase enzyme into the presynaptic side of the

OBJECTIVE To analyze the epidemiologic data of patients with Clostridium botulinum food poisoning, and to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of food borne botulism. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted. Fifty-three patients with Clostridium botulinum food poisoning admitted to

Ciguatera poisoning, a toxinological syndrome comprising an enigmatic mixture of gastrointestinal, neurocutaneous and constitutional symptoms, is a common food-borne illness related to contaminated fish consumption. As many as 50000 cases worldwide are reported annually, and the condition is endemic