APPLICATION OF BOTULINUM TOXIN IN MIGRAINE THERAPY

Abstract

The protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum is called botulinum toxin, which after being ingested in high amounts blocks nerve signals from the brain to the musculature, causing a generalized paralysis called botulism. However, when small amounts are injected into the specific facial musculature, only the impulse that guides it will be blocked, causing the site to relax, and it can be used in aesthetic procedures and also therapeutically as an example to treat migraine, which is a System disorder Central nervous which is associated with pain and nausea. Patients suffering from this syndrome usually use analgesics for quick pain relief, but in cases so severe that patients need to seek medical support. The toxin will act so that the patient does not have the stimuli for the onset of crises and also has the function of helping to release analgesic substances to relieve pain. The treatment has brought good results to patients and there has been a reduction in the intensity and frequency of pain episodes.