Sustained benefit of painful legs moving toes syndrome with botulinum toxin type A
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Ramon L Rodriguez1, Hubert H Fernandez
1Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32607, USA. ramon.rodriguez@neurology.ufl.edu
Abstract:
Painful legs moving toes (PLMT) is a rare disorder characterized by an often-severe painful sensation in the legs associated with involuntary movement of the toes. The treatment can be challenging given the poor response to pharmacotherapy. We present a patient with PLMT who obtained substantial benefit in both pain and severity of involuntary movement with botulinum toxin type A injections for more than 3 years.
