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Treatment for Dystonia
How Is Dystonia Treated?
Treatment approaches include medication, botulinum toxin and surgery.
- Medications may be used to treat the pain and muscle spasms caused by dystonia. These include anticholinergics, benzodiazepines and antispasmodics.
- Botulinum Toxin offers symptom relief to many people. The botulinum toxin is injected directly into involved muscles with the goal of weakening the muscle spasm. We perform Botulinum toxin injections with the assistance of EMG (an electromyograph) to improve precision of injection into muscles that are not easily palpated. EMG measures and records muscle activity.
- Deep brain stimulation is a surgical approach for some types of dystonia.
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