Preoperative treatment with botulinum toxin to facilitate cervical fusion in dystonic cerebral palsy. Report of two cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 328-330

  Racette, Brad A ^a   Lauryssen, Carl ^a   Perlmutter, Joel S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Cerebral palsy; Cervical dystonia; Myelopathy

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; DYSTONIA; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION;

EID: 0031930329     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.2.0328     Document Type: Article

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