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Re: Botulism as therapy for PD
Nancy Shlaes wrote: > I met a woman at a picnic last week who told me that she received > botulism (!) shots every three months for her PD symptoms - in her > Anybody know anything about this? I find it hard to believe, > but........ It's true! Botulinum toxin, the same stuff that causes deadly paralysis in infections by the botulism germ, is a very useful drug to treat intractable spasms anywhere in the body, such as blepharospasm, where the patient cannot open his eyelids. It permanently disables the muscle where it is injected, and you can bet the dose is tiny. Cheers, Joe -- J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013
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