Neurology and Therapy 2018-Jun
Treatment with Botulinum Toxin for Refractory Fever Caused by Severe Spasticity: A Case Series.
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BACKGROUND
Brain and spinal cord injuries may cause very severe spasticity that occasionally may be associated with persistent fever.
METHODS
We present 14 patients with spasticity and persistent fever, treated with botulinum toxin type A. Their spasticity improved and the fever resolved within a period no greater than 48 h. In all cases, infectious and other non-infectious causes were ruled out.
CONCLUSIONS
When sustained tonic muscular activity is associated with a significant increase in body temperature and is refractory to the usual drugs used for hyperpyrexia, type A botulinum toxin may be an effective treatment option to control both spasticity and fever.
