Novel approach to the application of botulinum toxin to the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle in acquired brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 403-407

  Munin, Michael C ^a   Navalgund, Brinda K ^a   Levitt, Donna A ^a   Breisinger, Terry P ^a   Zafonte, Ross D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; NEUROTOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINGER; FINGER FLEXOR SPASTICITY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 1242308973     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050310001617334     Document Type: Article

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