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    Neurology. 2006 Nov 28;67(10):1855-6.

    Severe botulism after focal injection of botulinum toxin.

    Souayah N, Karim H, Kamin SS, McArdle J, Marcus S.

    Departments of Neurology, New Jersey Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07101, USA. souayani@umdnj.edu

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    We report a 34-year-old woman who developed clinical botulism after the cosmetic use of an unapproved botulinum toxin type A. Electrophysiologic findings demonstrated complete denervation with complete electrical silence. She had a lengthy recovery but was able to ambulate by discharge.

    PMID: 17130423 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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