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2. Spasmodic torticollis - Wikipedia

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   Treatment using botulinum toxin type B is comparable to type A, with an increased frequency of the side effect dry mouth. [ 10 ] [ 21 ] Common side effects include pain at the injection site (up to 28%), dysphagia due to the spread to adjacent muscles (11% to 40%), dry mouth (up to 33%), fatigue (up to 17%), and weakness of the injected or ...

3. Botulinum toxin - Wikipedia

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   Botulinum toxin is used to treat a number of disorders characterized by overactive muscle movement, including cerebral palsy, [32] [33] post-stroke spasticity, [39] post-spinal cord injury spasticity, [40] spasms of the head and neck, [41] eyelid, [26] vagina, [42] limbs, jaw, and vocal cords. [43]

4. Spastic hemiplegia - Wikipedia

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   Botulinum toxin ("Botox") type A may reduce spasticity a few months at a time and has frequently been considered a beneficial treatment for children with SHCP and other forms of CP. [5] Botox has been shown to be especially beneficial to reducing spasticity in the gastrocnemius (calf) muscle.

5. What everyone still gets wrong about Botox, according ... - AOL

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   Houshmand also treats patients who want “Barbie Botox,” which is Botox injected into trapezius muscles in the back. The procedure went viral online for its ability to elongate and soften the ...

6. Researchers testing vibrating technology to help stroke patients

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   Spasticity affects roughly a quarter of all stroke patients. In the days following a stroke, a patient's muscles, especially in the arms and legs, are often weak and limp. Then a few weeks later ...

7. Tetraplegia - Wikipedia

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   Spasticity often decreases function, but sometimes a patient can control the spasticity in a way that it is useful to their function. The location and the effect of the spasticity should be analyzed carefully before treatment is planned. An injection of botulinum toxin (Botox) into spastic muscles is a treatment to reduce spasticity. This can ...