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Can Botox Help Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Sufferers?

please help me. A family member at the age of 70 has been offered an injection for psp disease, he has trouble moving and it is supposed to be injected in his shoulder.

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1 Doctor Answer | Asked by lala medi
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Neurologists may treat muscle spastic conditions with Botox

There are some patients who obtain relief by having Botox injected in truncal or extremity muscles that are in spasm and these treatments are often done by neurologists.

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