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Article: Toxin Injections Prove Useful for Spasticity After Stroke.
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- August 7, 2002
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Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers are offering new hope for stroke patients suffering from spasticity of the hand with a drug that has proven effective in relieving muscle tightness or twitching in other areas of the body, according to an article in the Aug. 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The report indicates that botulinum toxin type A, also known as Botox (trademark), reduces disability caused by spasticity of the wrist and finger muscles in patients who have had a stroke. This is the first placebo-controlled, multi-center trial to assess the benefit of one-time injections of ...