A randomized study of combined botulinum toxin type A and casting in the ambulant child with cerebral palsy using objective outcome measures

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2001, Pages 75-87

  Desloovere, K ^a,b   Molenaers, G ^a   Jonkers, I ^a,b   De Cat, J ^a   De Borre, L ^a   Nijs, J ^a   Eyssen, M ^a   Pauwels, P ^a   De Cock, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin type A; Casting; Cerebral palsy; Gait analysis

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; JOINT; LEG; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOMECHANICS; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CASTS, SURGICAL; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; JOINTS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041990577     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2001.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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