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Am 8 months post-stroke (ich). what can botox injections do for my right side hemiparesis? how does it work in cases like this? thank you.
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Reduce spasticity: Botox can reduce the spasticity of certain muscle groups or reduce the activity of antagonistic muscles. In the case of facial paresis it can improve symmetry by decreasing activity of contra lateral facial muscles
Answered 7/4/2015
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