2016
Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
Mittal SO, Safarpour D, Jabbari B. Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Neuropathic Pain. Seminars In Neurology 2016, 36: 073-083. PMID: 26866499, DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1571953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropathic painBoNT treatmentComplex regional pain syndromeBotulinum toxin treatmentPainful diabetic neuropathyRegional pain syndromeCarpal tunnel syndromePhantom limb painEvidence-based statementsForm of painTechnique of injectionPosttraumatic neuralgiaAnalgesic medicationPain syndromePostherpetic neuralgiaDiabetic neuropathyOccipital neuralgiaLevel of efficacyLimb painTrigeminal neuralgiaTunnel syndromeClinical trialsToxin treatmentPainNeuralgiaIncobotulinum Toxin-A Improves Post-Surgical and Post-Radiation Pain in Cancer Patients
Rostami R, Mittal SO, Radmand R, Jabbari B. Incobotulinum Toxin-A Improves Post-Surgical and Post-Radiation Pain in Cancer Patients. Toxins 2016, 8: 22. PMID: 26771640, PMCID: PMC4728544, DOI: 10.3390/toxins8010022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual analog scaleCancer patientsGlobal ImpressionSite of radiationPoor general conditionPatient Global ImpressionLocation of painIncobotulinum toxin AFocal painAnalgesic medicationPain controlAnalog scaleSkin reactionsToxin ALocal cancerPatientsSignificant improvementPainSurgeryChange ScaleResearch protocolSignificant satisfactionGeneral conditionMedicationsFollow
2015
Treatment of Chronic Migraine with Focus on Botulinum Neurotoxins
Schaefer SM, Gottschalk CH, Jabbari B. Treatment of Chronic Migraine with Focus on Botulinum Neurotoxins. Toxins 2015, 7: 2615-2628. PMID: 26184313, PMCID: PMC4516932, DOI: 10.3390/toxins7072615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic migraineBotulinum toxin injection therapyLarge healthcare costsBotulinum toxin therapyTreatment of migraineCommon neurological disorderToxin therapyInjection therapyPathophysiological mechanismsMigraine pathophysiologyHealthcare costsMigraineNeurological disordersAnimal dataBotulinum neurotoxinTherapyTreatmentInjection techniqueCurrent understandingMedicationsPathophysiology
2012
OnabotulinumtoxinA for Treatment of Focal Cancer Pain After Surgery and/or Radiation
Mittal S, Machado DG, Jabbari B. OnabotulinumtoxinA for Treatment of Focal Cancer Pain After Surgery and/or Radiation. Pain Medicine 2012, 13: 1029-1033. PMID: 22776097, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01437.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeCancer patientsCancer painLocal treatmentEffect of onabotulinumtoxinAPatient global assessmentAreas of surgeryFocal painMasseter injectionLocal surgeryPain reliefPain areaRepeat injectionsRepeat treatmentPainPatientsSecond injectionSignificant improvementOnabotulinumtoxinAGlobal assessmentSurgeryJaw musclesTreatmentInjectionRelief