Botulinum neurotoxin type A in the interdisciplinary treatment of sialorrhea in adults and children—update and practice recommendations
Wolfgang H. Jost,
Tobias Bäumer,
Andrea Bevot
et al.
Abstract:Sialorrhea is defined as a chronic excessive flow of saliva from the mouth, often with adverse consequences for health and quality of life of patients. In addition to currently used non-drug treatment and systemic drugs, intraglandular Botulinum Neurotoxin A (BoNT/A) injections have been examined in case studies, controlled trials and clinical practice. Two pivotal Phase III trials recently led to market approval in the USA and EU for IncobotulinumtoxinA [Xeomin®, IncoBoNT/A, Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin t… Show more
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