Botulinum Toxin Type A: uses & side-effects | PatientsLikeMe

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How do members experience Botulinum Toxin Type A?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose	Patients	Evaluations	Perceived Effectiveness
This item is relevant to you: Migraine headaches	229	104
This item is relevant to you: Dystonia	154	58
This item is relevant to you: Stiffness/spasticity	109	84
This item is relevant to you: Torticollis	53	14
This item is relevant to you: Cerebral palsy	44	2

Common side effects

Side effect	Patients	Percentage
Injection site pain	9
Pain	8
Drooping eyelid (ptosis)	7
Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia)	6
Muscle weakness	5
Neck pain	5

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity	Evaluations	Percentage
This item is relevant to you: Severe	18
This item is relevant to you: Moderate	43
This item is relevant to you: Mild	100
This item is relevant to you: None	206

Member evaluations

i'm a believer

evaluated on Nov 01, 2009

Perceived effectiveness for stiffness/spasticity: Major
Side effects: Severe

TomR

evaluated on Mar 01, 2011

Perceived effectiveness for foot drop: Moderate
Side effects: None

wormy72

evaluated on Nov 16, 2009

Perceived effectiveness for disordered muscle tension (dystonia): Moderate
Side effects: Moderate

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