Clinical study of botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of lower limb spasticity after stroke and head injury

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-200

  Dou, Zu Lin ^a   Tao, Qin Feng ^a   Hu, Xi Quan ^a   Qiu, Wei Hong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin A; Muscle tone; Rehabilitative therapy; Stroke; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; GAIT; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LEG CRAMP; LEG DISEASE; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MUSCLE TONE; RATING SCALE; SIDE EFFECT; SPASTICITY; STROKE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0037656474     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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