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Contracture injections
Question
Our seven-year-old son's occupational therapist would like him to have botox injections in his hamstrings and possibly upper back. I need to know if that's been successful for any CdLS kids.
Réponse de nos experts
I have not heard of anyone using botox for CdLS, probably because the contractures (bent, non-moving joints) are from tight collagen and not so much from muscle spasticity. Botox weakens spastic muscles for awhile. I doubt if botox would help, but I doubt if it would cause any new problem. I do know that it is very expensive and may not be covered by insurance.
TR/TK 7-13-10
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Anomalies des membres inférieurs:
R46
R46 : La scoliose et les différences de longueur des jambes doivent faire l'objet d'une attention particulière chez les adultes atteints de SCdL lors des examens médicaux réguliers.
