The effect of combined use of botulinum toxin type A and functional electric stimulation in the treatment of spastic drop foot after stroke: A preliminary investigation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 902-909

  Johnson, Catherine A ^a   Burridge, Jane H ^a,b,c   Strike, Paul W ^a   Wood, Duncan E ^a   Swain, Ian D ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin type A; Electric stimulation; Muscle spasticity; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FOOT DROP; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; STROKE; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE; WALKING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HEMIPLEGIA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 3042535593     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.08.081     Document Type: Article

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