Therapeutic treatments for repetitive hand washing
Methods for treating a hand washing disorder by local administration of a Clostridial toxin. The local administration can be by intramuscular, transdermal, intradermal or subdermal administration of a low dose of botulinum toxin.
1. A method of treating obsessive compulsive hand washing disorder in a human patient having the disorder comprising local administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a botulinum toxin, by intramuscular, subcutaneous, transcutaneous or subdermal route, to a forearm, a hand, or a finger of said patient, thereby treating said obsessive compulsive hand washing disorder in said patient.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the botulinum toxin is selected from the group consisting of botulinum toxin types A, B, C, D, L, F and G.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the botulinum toxin is type A botulinum toxin.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obsessive compulsive hand washing disorder is treated for between about one month and about five years.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the local administration is by intramuscular injection.
6. A method of treating obsessive compulsive hand washing disorder in a human patient having the disorder comprising local administration of a therapeutically effective amount of botulinum toxin type A to a forearm muscle of said patient, thereby treating said obsessive compulsive hand washing disorder for between about one month and about five years.
7. A method of treating a human patient with obsessive compulsive hand washing disorder comprising local administration to a palm of the patient a therapeutically effective amount of botulinum toxin type B, thereby treating said obsessive compulsive hand washing disorder in said patient.