Iatrogenic botulism: A complication to be taken into account in the trea tment of child spasticity;Botulismo yatrógeno: Una complicación a tener en cuenta en el tratamiento de la espasticidad en la infancia

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 444-446

  Beseler Soto, Beatriz ^a   Sanchez Palomares M ^a   Santos Serrano, L ^a   Landa Rivera, L ^b   Sanantonio Valdearcos, F ^c   Paricio Talayero, J M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL MARINA ALTA   (Spain)

^b Centro de Salud de Pedreguer   (Spain)

^c Centro de Salud de Pego   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical induced botulism; Infantile cerebral palsy; Management of spasticity; Muscular weakness; Side effects

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242474569     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3705.2003250     Document Type: Article

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