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ReviewToxins2024

Non-Migraine Head Pain and Botulinum Toxin.

Fatemeh Farham, Dilara Onan, Paolo Martelletti

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Review in Toxins, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Analysis of Lip Pressure and Quality of Life Following Gummy Smile Treatment.Journal of dental research, dental clinics, dental prospects · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Fatemeh FarhamDepartment of Headache, Iranian Centre of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417653761, Iran.
Dilara OnanDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Heath Sciences, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat 66000, Turkey.
Paolo MartellettiSchool of Health, Unitelma Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6556-4128

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Botulinum toxin A (BT-A), a potential neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, is known for its ability to prevent the release of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular synapse, leading to temporary muscle paralysis. BT-A is used for a wide range of therapeutic applications. Several studies have shown mechanisms beyond the inhibition of acetylcholine release for pain control. BT-A inhibits the release of neurotransmitters associated with pain and inflammation, such as glutamate, CGRP, and substance P. Additionally, it would be effective in nerve entrapment leading to neuronal hypersensitivity, which is known as a new pathogenesis of painful conditions. BT-A has been applied to the treatment of a wide variety of neurological disorders. Since 2010, BT-A application has been approved and widely used as a chronic migraine prophylaxis. Moreover, due to its effects on pain through sensory modulation, it may also be effective for other headaches. Several studies using BT-A, at different doses and administration sites for headaches, have shown beneficial effects on frequency and severity. In this review, we provide an overview of using BT-A to treat primary and secondary headache disorders.

Indexed as

Botulinum Toxins, Type AAnimalsHeadacheHumansBotulinum Toxins, Type Abotulinum toxin-Acervicogenic headachecluster headachepost-traumatic headachetension-type headachetrigeminal neuralgia

Identifiers

PMID39453207
PMCPMC11511419

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