Botulinum toxin in Neurology
Dr Marie-Helene Marion’s visionary impact of Neurotoxin on Dystonia Treatment.
Botulinum toxin in Neurology
Dr Marie-Helene Marion’s visionary impact of Neurotoxin on Dystonia Treatment.
Sharing clinical skills
Dr Marie-Helene Marion pioneered the treatment with botulinum toxin injection for dystonia, in 1986, in France, and founded the London BTX centre in 2007.
This centre has been dedicated to the treatment of different focal dystonias (blepharospasm, oro-mandibular and tongue dystonia, cervical dystonia, Meige syndrome, writer’s cramp), and also the use of toxin in facial palsy, hemifacial spasm and hyperhidrosis.
Her long clinical experience, learnt from treating complex dystonic patients, in particular working in a Neuro-ENT clinic at St George’s hospital, London, has taught her the importance of a detailed clinical analysis of the abnormal movement, in order to devise the protocol of injections for individual patients. She has been promoting best practice in botulinum toxin treatment in neurology, and founded the British Neurotoxin Network, 12 years ago.
She stopped seeing patients in October 2023, but she enjoys speaking at conferences, sharing her clinical research, and teaching young injectors at workshops. She is also educating patients with her blog (www.infodystonia.com,with 1000 visitors a month).
Dr Marion has continued to publish, please find the up to date Dr Marion’s publications.
If you are interested in booking workshops or lectures for your injector teams or your trainees, please contact Dr Marion for booking details
Botulinum toxin injection clinics
The clinics are now run by Dr Fahd Baig for focal dystonia and by Dr Laure Tourame for facial palsy, hemifacial spasm and facial hyperhydrois.
Dr. Laure Tourame
Dr Laure Tourame can be contacted via laure.tourame@londonbtxcentre.co.uk
Practice address:
2 Lower Sloane Street
Chelsea, London
SW1W 8BJ
Dr. Fahd Baig
or call 0207 458 4825.
My name is Marie-Helene Marion
I am a French neurologist working in London as a Botulinum Toxin Specialist. I am also specialised in the treatment of movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease and dystonia.
I am aware that most of my patients have rare disorders, for which the diagnosis is not made or have been delayed for many years. I hope that the information available on this website and on my blog will contribute to an increase awareness, and therefore an early diagnosis and treatment for these conditions. But of course reading information on internet will never replace the benefit of a consultation, where questions are answered in details, following a long interview and a clinical examination.
My interest in movement disorders started in 1981 when I first came to London to study under the late Prof David Marsden. Since that time, I have been working in the field of Parkinson’s disease, being involved in developing continuous infusion techniques and focal dystonia, being the pioneer in France in 1986 for using Botulinum toxin in the treatment of focal dystonia. My experience over the years in these fields has taught me that despite the complexity and the therapeutic challenges, there is always place for hope and that a small improvement can have a big impact on the quality of life of the patient.
Which treatment is offered in the London BTX centre
Botulinum Toxin for Blepharospasm
Botulinum Toxin Cervical dystonia
Botulinum Toxin Jaw and Tongue dystonia
Botulinum Toxin Bruxism
Botulinum Toxin Writer’s cramp and Musician’s cramp
Botulinum Toxin Head tremor
Botulinum Toxin Hemifacial spasm
Botulinum Toxin Facial palsy
Botulinum Toxin Migraines
Botulinum Toxin Excessive Sweating
Armpits, Hands, Facial and Scalp hyperhidrosis
The Unique Joint Neuro-ENT Clinic in London for the treatment of
Dystonic Speech, Swallowing and Breathing difficulties.
The London BTX Centre has a unique clinic setting with a Neuro-ENT multidisciplinary clinic with a ENT Voice Specialist and a Neurologist
to treat Dystonic patients with Meige Syndrome.