Ptosis as a remote effect of therapeutic botulinum toxin B injection

Neurology. 2002 Nov 12;59(9):1445-7. doi: 10.1212/wnl.59.9.1445.

Abstract

The authors report a patient with cervical dystonia, previously treated with botulinum toxin A (BTX-A), who developed bilateral ptosis and difficulty with accommodation only after botulinum toxin B (BTX-B). High-frequency repetitive nerve stimulation of the abductor digiti minimi demonstrated a 34% increment in compound muscle action potential. No increment in 20 people injected with BTX-A and no cases of ptosis in a chart review of 1,606 BTX-A injections for cervical dystonia were found. The authors conclude that systemic spread of BTX-B can cause symptomatic involvement of autonomic neurons.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Dyskinesia Agents / adverse effects*
  • Blepharoptosis / chemically induced*
  • Blepharoptosis / diagnosis
  • Botulinum Toxins / adverse effects*
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A / adverse effects
  • Electromyography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neuromuscular Agents / adverse effects
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Torticollis / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Anti-Dyskinesia Agents
  • Neuromuscular Agents
  • rimabotulinumtoxinB
  • Botulinum Toxins
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A