Botulinum toxin-A injections via electrical motor point stimulation to treat writer's cramp: Pilot study

Neurology, Neurophysiology and Neuroscience

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-7

  Lim, Erle Chuen Hian ^a,b   Quek, A M L ^b   Seet, R C S ^a,b  

^a Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Electrical motor point stimulation; Focal; Hand dystonia

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INJECTION; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRITING;

EID: 33748201639     PISSN: 15268748     EISSN: 19331266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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