Atipik Parkinson Hastasının Siyalore Şikayetinin Ultrasonografi Eşliğinde Perkütan Botulinum Toksin Enjeksiyonu ile Tedavisi: Olgu Sunumu

Authors : Elçin Aydin, Hasan Yerli, Tuğbahan Yilmaz, Esin Gezmiş

Pages : 171-173

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Publication Date : 2015-09-01

Article Type : Other

Abstract :Sialorrhoea is a common symptom of Parkinson’s disease. Anticholinergic drugs used in the medical treatment of sialorrhoea is only partially effective and can cause intolerable side effects. Recently, it has been underlined that percutaneous injection of botulinum toxin is a effective method in the treatment of sialorrhoea in patients with Parkinson’s disease in this report, the percutaneous treatment of sialorrhoea, which is unresponsive to medical therapy, by ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injection for 66 years old man with atypical Parkinson’s disease, were discussed in the light of the related literatüre
Keywords : sialorrhoea, Parkinson’s disease, botulinum toxin