Physicians at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report the first pediatric use of a treatment to reverse complications from botulinum toxin therapy. Complications from botox treatment of muscle disorders were reversed when caught early, according to the findings of a study published online ahead of print by The Journal of Pediatrics on December 22, 2017.

[Botolinum toxin] blocks the nerves that control muscle tone, causing muscles to relax, making it a useful tool for neurologists and otolaryngologists who treat a group of nerve disorders called dystonias — problems with muscle tone — that affect the head and neck.

Yet rare but serious complications to botulinum toxin treatment can occur.

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