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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Eric Finzi, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Inventor:
Eric Finzi, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/48 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/08 (2006.01); C07K 14/33 (2006.01); A61K 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/08 (2013.01); A61K 38/4893 (2013.01); A61K 45/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods are disclosed herein for treating depression in the subject. A method includes the use of Botulinum toxin to cause paralysis of a facial muscle, such as the depressor anguli oris, procerus, frontalis, orbicularis oculi, or corrugator supercilii muscle to treat depression in the subject.