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Review
. 2016 Jan 27:12:251-63.
doi: 10.2147/NDT.S86978. eCollection 2016.

Safety and efficacy of incobotulinumtoxinA as a potential treatment for poststroke spasticity

Andrea Santamato  1
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Review

Safety and efficacy of incobotulinumtoxinA as a potential treatment for poststroke spasticity

Andrea Santamato. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. .

Abstract

Spasticity is a common disabling symptom for several neurological conditions. Botulinum toxin type A injection represents the gold standard treatment for focal spasticity after stroke showing efficacy, reversibility, and low prevalence of complications. In recent years, incobotulinumtoxinA, a new Botulinum toxin type A free of complexing proteins, has been used for treating several movement disorders with safety and efficacy. IncobotulinumtoxinA is currently approved for treating spasticity of the upper limb in stroke survivors, even if several studies described the use also in lower limb muscles. In the present review article, we examine the safety and effectiveness of incobotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of spasticity after stroke.

Keywords: Hypertone; abobotulinumtoxinA; botulinum toxin; incobotulinumtoxinA; onabotulinumtoxinA.

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