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Neurology • Movement disorders
Which type of botulinum toxin do you use for the initial and sequential treatment of dystonia?
In light of the growing list of options with daxibotulinumtoxin. A receiving FDA approval in August 2023.
Answer from: at Community Practice
I prefer Xeomin based on relative cost, patient assistance programs, and sample availability to use at initial visits to start injections right away.
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Answer from: at Community Practice
There are no good quality comparison studies of botulinum toxins for dystonia. These studies are very difficult to do as dystonia is clinically heterogeneous and the treatment effect lasts much longer than what can be measured using clinical rating scales over a few weeks. Neutralizing antibodies ca...