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US 7,396,535 B2Granted
Therapy for obsessive compulsive head banging
OwnerAlan H. Ackermaninventor
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Abstract
Methods for treating a head banging disorder by local administration of a Clostridial toxin. The local administration can be by intramuscular, transdermal, intradermal or subdermal administration of a low dose of botulinum toxin.
Claims4
A method for treating an obsessive compulsive head banging disorder, the method comprising the step of administration to a head muscle of a patient with an obsessive compulsive head banging disorder of between about 1 unit and about 1,500 units of a botulinum toxin type A, thereby treating the obsessive compulsive head banging disorder for between about 1 month and about 5 years.
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