The effect of botulinum toxin injections to the calf muscles on freezing of gait in parkinsonism: A pilot study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 248, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 572-576

  Giladi, N ^a   Gurevich, T ^a   Shabtai, H ^a   Paleacu, D ^a   Simon, E S ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Freezing; Freezing of gait; Gait; Parkinsonism

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARKINSON DISEASE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034929154     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150170134     Document Type: Article

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