Botox proves helpful for MS limb tremors
10th July 2012
By Guest Writer
In a crossover trial among 23 patients, the treatment significantly reduced upper limb tremor compared to placebo, a Royal Melbourne Hospital study found.
Neurologist Dr Anneke Van Der Walt and colleagues found patients experienced a reduction of about 40% in severity of tremor.
Function including writing and drawing improved by about 30%.
“Even though it is a small study the results are very significant,” Dr Van Der Walt said.
“We feel that this gives us a platform now to test this in more patients.
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