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The meta-analysis employed fixed or random effects models to assess pooled relative risks (RR), mean differences (MDs), and standard mean differences (SMDs) with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We included two non-randomized controlled trials and seven cohort studies comprising 854 total patients. Meta-analysis of the included studies showed that bilateral botulinum toxin injections associated with a longer duration of vocal improvement (MD\u2009=\u2009\u2009\u2212\u20092.89, 95% CI\u2009\u2212\u20093.13 to\u2009\u2212\u20092.65, <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u20090%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.00001). However, bilateral botulinum toxin injections associated with an increase in adverse effects, including a longer duration of breathy voice quality (SMD\u2009=\u2009\u2009\u2212\u20090.51, 95% CI\u2009\u2212\u20090.79 to\u2009\u2212\u20090.22, <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u200935%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0005) and a higher occurrence of swallowing difficulties (RR\u2009=\u20090.46, 95% CI 0.35 to 0.11, <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u20090%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.00001).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Bilateral botulinum toxin injections for ADSD showed a longer duration of vocal improvement, a longer breathy voice duration and a higher dysphagia occurrence and duration than unilateral injections.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00405-023-08366-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,14]],"date-time":"2023-12-14T13:03:18Z","timestamp":1702558998000},"page":"1357-1369","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Comparison of the efficacy and adverse effects of unilateral or bilateral botulinum toxin injections for adductor spasmodic dysphonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"281","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-6678-1585","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yuyin","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Feifei","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fangqi","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Can","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dan","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jing","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lu","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiao","family":"Xiao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ronghua","family":"He","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Li","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Li","family":"Tian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9284-0370","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Li","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,14]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"8366_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"551","DOI":"10.1177\/0194599817728521","volume":"157","author":"JM Hintze","year":"2017","unstructured":"Hintze JM, Ludlow CL, Bansberg SF, Adler CH, Lott DG (2017) Spasmodic dysphonia: a review. 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