Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Children

Over the past 35 years, botulinum toxin therapy in adults has been established as a major mode of treatment for a variety of medical conditions. Several of these conditions including involuntary movements, spasticity, chronic migraine, excessive sweating/drooling, and bladder dysfunction have received FDA approval for use in the US. In this chapter, major indications of botulinum toxin therapy in childhood including stiffness of muscles with increased reflexes (spasticity), involuntary movements, strabismus (crossed eyes) and excessive sweating/drooling will be addressed.