The Botulinum Toxin: from poison to treatment by MH Marion
Botulinum Toxin is a neurotoxin produced by Clostridium Botuli, responsible of Botulism. It’s Alan Scott, a Californian ophthalmologist who had the first the genius idea to use it for the treatment of strabismus (cross eyes) [...]
How the Botulinum Toxin has shaped the treatment of Spasticity in Children
How the Botulinum Toxin has shaped the treatment of Spasticity over the years in Children Prof. S.I. Pascual Pascual, Madrid. Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) is being used in paediatric age since early 90´s. The [...]
The discovery of the molecular mechanism of the neuroparalytic action of tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins
The discovery of the molecular mechanism of the neuroparalytic action of tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins by Cesare Montecucco My scientific interest in presynaptic neurotoxins begun during a semi-sabbatical at the Institut Pasteur in 1984 in [...]