Editing Hemiparesis (section)

===Medication===
Drugs can be used to treat issues related to the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome. Drugs like [[Chlordiazepoxide|Librium]] or [[diazepam|Valium]] could be used as a relaxant. Drugs are also given to individuals who have recurrent seizures, which may be a separate but related problem after [[brain injury]].<ref name="mcgill">{{cite web |url=http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/gait/hemiplegic/intro.asp |title=Hemiplegia/Hemiparesis |access-date=2014-10-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420141222/http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/gait/hemiplegic/intro.asp |archive-date=2009-04-20 }}</ref>
Intra-muscular injection of [[botulinum toxin]] A is used to treat spasticity that is associated with hemiparesis both in cerebral palsy children and stroke in adults. It can be injected into a muscle or more commonly muscle groups of the upper or lower extremities. Botulinum toxin A induces temporary muscle paralysis or relaxation. The main goal of botulinum toxin A is to maintain the range of motion of affected joints and to prevent the occurrence of fixed joint contractures or stiffness.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Farag SM, Mohammed MO, El-Sobky TA, ElKadery NA, ElZohiery AK | title = Botulinum Toxin A Injection in Treatment of Upper Limb Spasticity in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials | journal = JBJS Reviews | volume = 8 | issue = 3 | pages = e0119 | date = March 2020 | pmid = 32224633 | pmc = 7161716 | doi = 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.19.00119 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Blumetti FC, Belloti JC, Tamaoki MJ, Pinto JA | title = Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of lower limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2019 | pages = CD001408 | date = October 2019 | issue = 10 | pmid = 31591703 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD001408.pub2 | pmc = 6779591 }}</ref> A randomized trial pointed out that individualized homeopathic medication in addition to the standard physiotherapy might have some effect in post-stroke hemiparesis.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Dutta |first1=Abhijit |last2=Singh |first2=Subhas |last3=Saha |first3=Subhranil |last4=Rath |first4=Prasanta |last5=Sehrawat |first5=Nisha |last6=Singh |first6=Navin Kumar |date=2022-08-29 |title=Efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines in treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis: A randomized trial |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36115790/ |journal=Explore |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=S1550–8307(22)00160–4 |doi=10.1016/j.explore.2022.08.017 |issn=1878-7541 |pmid=36115790|s2cid=251943815 }}</ref>