Negative effects on oral motor function after submandibular and parotid botulinum neurotoxin A injections for drooling in children with developmental disabilities
While negative effects on oral motor function were relatively common after four-gland BoNT-A injections, most problems were mild and resolved promptly. No substantial differences to a reference cohort treated with submandibular injections were observed, although further research should establish the generalizability of these findings in a treatment-naive population. Nevertheless, when submandibular injections prove ineffective, clinicians can confidently consider four-gland injections.
Authors
- Corinne P A Delsing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7587-9791)
- Corrie E. Erasmus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6657-941X)
- Frank J. A. van den Hoogen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2935-5599)
- Karen van Hulst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9456-3450)
- Lynn B. Orriëns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0561-4768)
- Reva M. van Eck
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Metropolitan University (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16131
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.37