Final results from a multi-center study shows that repeated treatments of
botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA or Botox®) over one year is well tolerated
and results in a significant decrease in spasticity, pain frequency and
average pain intensity in upper limbs following stroke, according to
research from a neurologist at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical
Center.Significant improvements in these outcome measures indicate a better
quality of life for post-stroke patients suffering from spasticity-related
pain, according to the researchers who presented their findings today at
the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Boston.
Spasticity is a disabling condition that leaves the muscles and tendons
permanently shortened and inhibits movement."In the clinical setting, limb
stiffness and pain are the most commonly reported symptoms of spasticity
following a stroke, and relief of spasticity-related pain is a priority
treatment goal for many patients," said Allison Brashear, M.D., professor
and chairman of neurology at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
and head of the spasticity clinic at Wake Forest Baptist.
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