Treatment of dyslexia using botulinum toxin
AssigneePenland Foundation
InventorRoland M. Williams
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Abstract
A method for treating dyslexia or reading developmental disorder (RDD) in a patient in need thereof comprises administering botulinum toxin to the patient. The botulinum toxin may be administered by subcutaneous or intradermal injection. The subcutaneous or intradermal injection may be administered to and/or around the vicinity of a trigeminal nerve, a cervical nerve, a thoracic nerve, a lumbar nerve, and/or a sacral nerve of the patient. In infants or toddlers—from about birth to 5 years old, botulinum toxin is used to prevent or minimize damage to the developing brain that would result in dyslexia; in older children and adult patients with dyslexia, botulinum toxin will be used to reduce or eliminate their symptoms.
Claims20
A method for treating dyslexia or reading developmental disorder (RDD) in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering botulinum toxin to the patient, thereby treating dyslexia or RDD, wherein administering for an adult comprises, by subcutaneous or intradermal injection, 1-4 units to and/or around the vicinity of a trigeminal nerve, 1-4 units to and/or around the vicinity of a cervical nerve, lateral to the patient's spine, 1-4 units to and/or around the vicinity of a thoracic nerve, lateral to the patient's spine, 1-4 units to and/or around the vicinity of a lumbar nerve, lateral to the patient's spine, and/or 1-4 units to and/or around the vicinity of a sacral nerve, lateral to the patient's spine, and monitoring if the patient's neuroexcitatory substances levels normalize.
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