USE OF BOTULINUM NEUROTOXIN TO ALLEVIATE VARIOUS DISORDERS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a non-surgical method for effectively treating inappropriate, compulsive, ritualistic and/or obsessive behaviors characterized by repetitive, unproductive motor activity. SOLUTION: There is provided a method of using a botulinum toxin to prepare a pharmaceutical product for treating obsessions or compulsions by local administration of a Clostridial toxin. The obsessions or compulsions can be, for example, trichotillomania, repetitive hand washing, body rocking disorder, compulsive skin picking, eye poking, body rocking, finger biting, counting, checking, and related disorders treated by low dose, intramuscular administration of a botulinum toxin. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT