Successful treatment of long-standing post-stroke dysphagia with botulinum toxin and rehabilitation

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 201-203

  Masiero, Stefano ^a   Briani, Chiara ^a   Marchese Ragona, Rosario ^a   Giacometti, Paola ^a   Costantini, Mario ^a   Zaninotto, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxins; Cerebrovascular accident; Deglutition disorders; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPHAGIA; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MUSCLE DISEASE; MYOTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646712948     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: 16512081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16501970500515840     Document Type: Article

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