Effect of intramuscular botulinum toxin injection on upper limb spasticity in stroke patients

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 272-278

  Wang, H C ^a   Hsieh, L F ^a   Chi, W C ^a   Lou, S M ^a  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Botulinum Toxin; Limb Function; Spasticity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; MUSCLE; PATIENT TREATMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

INTERMUSCULAR INJECTION;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RATING SCALE; SIDE EFFECT; SPASTICITY; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ARM; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PARAPARESIS, SPASTIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036205626     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200204000-00005     Document Type: Article

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