Method for treating headache
AssigneeAllergan, Inc.
InventorsK. Roger Aoki, Michael W. Grayston, Steven R. Carlson, Judith M. Leon
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Abstract
A method and composition for treating a patient suffering from a disease, disorder or condition and associated pain include the administration to the patient of a therapeutically effective amount of a neurotoxin selected from a group consisting of Botulinum toxin types A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
Claims14
A method for treating tension headache comprising administering to a patient by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection a therapeutically effective amount of Botulinum toxin type A to a muscle of the head or upper neck of the patient, thereby relieving pain of a headache within one to seven days, wherein the headache is associated with a muscle contraction.
A method for treating headache, the method comprising the step of administering by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection an effective amount of a botulinum toxin to a muscle of the head or upper neck of a patient, thereby relieving a pain of a headache within one to seven days, wherein the headache is associated with a muscle contraction.
A method for relieving tension headache, the method comprising the step of intramuscular injection into a cholinergic influenced muscle of the head or upper neck of a human patient of a therapeutically effective amount of botulinum toxin in order to relieve a pain associated with a tension headache within one to seven days.
A method of treating tension headache comprising administration by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection of a therapeutically effective amount of a botulinum toxin to a patient, thereby relieving pain associated with a tension headache within seven days.
A method for treating headache, the method comprising the step of administering by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection an effective amount of a botulinum toxin type A to a muscle of the head or upper neck of a patient, thereby relieving a pain of a headache within one to seven days, wherein the headache is associated with a muscle contraction.
A method for relieving tension headache, the method comprising the step of intramuscular injection into a cholinergic influenced muscle of the head or upper neck of a human patient of a therapeutically effective amount of botulinum toxin type A in order to relieve a pain associated with a tension headache within one to seven days.
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