Enzyme Hyaluronidase Shows Promised as Treatment for Muscle Stiffness Caused by Brain Injury

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A naturally occurring enzyme called hyaluronidase may be an effective alternative treatment for spasticity, or muscle stiffness, a disabling condition in people who have had a stroke or other brain injury.

That is the finding of a study from NYU Langone Medical Center published in the July print issue of EBioMedicine, with a corresponding commentary on the study published in the same issue.

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The study found that injections of hyaluronidase reduced muscle stiffness in patients with neurological injury without causing muscle weakness like conventional treatments such as botulinum toxin.

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