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Do Botulinum Toxin Injections Improve The Freezing Of Gait (Fog) Episodes Experienced By Parkinson’S Disease (Pd) Patients?, Caroline R. Poole
Do Botulinum Toxin Injections Improve The Freezing Of Gait (Fog) Episodes Experienced By Parkinson’S Disease (Pd) Patients?, Caroline R. Poole
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not botulinum toxin injections improve the freezing of gait (FOG) episodes experienced by patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
STUDY DESIGN: This review is based on three randomized controlled trials published in 2004, 2005, and 2007. All of the studies compared the efficacy as well as safety of using botulin toxin injections to treat FOG episodes experienced by PD patients.
DATA SOURCES: All articles used were published in English, in peer-reviewed journals, and were found using PubMed searches.
OUTCOMES MEASURED: For all studies, the safety and efficacy …