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ABSTRACT: Objective
To update the 2008 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guidelines regarding botulinum neurotoxin for blepharospasm, cervical dystonia (CD), headache, and adult spasticity.Methods
We searched the literature for relevant articles and classified them using 2004 AAN criteria.Results and recommendations
Blepharospasm: OnabotulinumtoxinA (onaBoNT-A) and incobotulinumtoxinA (incoBoNT-A) are probably effective and should be considered (Level B). AbobotulinumtoxinA (aboBoNT-A) is possibly effective and may be considered (Level C). CD: AboBoNT-A and rimabotulinumtoxinB (rimaBoNT-B) are established as effective and should be offered (Level A), and onaBoNT-A and incoBoNT-A are probably effective and should be considered (Level B). Adult spasticity: AboBoNT-A, incoBoNT-A, and onaBoNT-A are established as effective and should be offered (Level A), and rimaBoNT-B is probably effective and should be considered (Level B), for upper limb spasticity. AboBoNT-A and onaBoNT-A are established as effective and should be offered (Level A) for lower-limb spasticity. Headache: OnaBoNT-A is established as effective and should be offered to increase headache-free days (Level A) and is probably effective and should be considered to improve health-related quality of life (Level B) in chronic migraine. OnaBoNT-A is established as ineffective and should not be offered for episodic migraine (Level A) and is probably ineffective for chronic tension-type headaches (Level B).
SUBMITTER: Simpson DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4862245 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Simpson David M DM Hallett Mark M Ashman Eric J EJ Comella Cynthia L CL Green Mark W MW Gronseth Gary S GS Armstrong Melissa J MJ Gloss David D Potrebic Sonja S Jankovic Joseph J Karp Barbara P BP Naumann Markus M So Yuen T YT Yablon Stuart A SA
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<h4>Objective</h4>To update the 2008 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guidelines regarding botulinum neurotoxin for blepharospasm, cervical dystonia (CD), headache, and adult spasticity.<h4>Methods</h4>We searched the literature for relevant articles and classified them using 2004 AAN criteria.<h4>Results and recommendations</h4>Blepharospasm: OnabotulinumtoxinA (onaBoNT-A) and incobotulinumtoxinA (incoBoNT-A) are probably effective and should be considered (Level B). AbobotulinumtoxinA (aboB ...[more]