Treatment of shoulder pain in spastic hemiplegia by reducing spasticity of the subscapular muscle: A randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study of botulinum toxin A

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 845-848

  Yelnik, Alain P ^a,b   Colle, Florence M ^b   Bonan, Isabelle V ^b   Vicaut, Eric ^b  

^a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; ORCHITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPASTICITY; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PAIN; SHOULDER JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547625414     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.103341     Document Type: Article

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