A clinical overview of treatment decisions in the management of spasticity

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 6, 1997, Pages

  Gormley Jr , Mark E ^a   O'Brien, Christopher F ^b   Yablon, Stuart A ^c  

^a GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b Colorado Neurological Institute   (United States)

^c METHODIST REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Contracture; Spasticity; Spasticity treatment; Stroke; Upper motor neuron syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748279861     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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