Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of children with congenital muscular torticollis

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 813-816

  Oleszek, Joyce L ^a   Chang, Nicki ^a   Apkon, Susan D ^a   Wilson, Pamela E ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum Toxin Type A; Children; Congenital Muscular Torticollis; Physical Therapy

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJECTION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; TORTICOLLIS; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26244451429     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000179516.45373.c4     Document Type: Article

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