Intramuscular injection of botulinum toxin for the treatment of wrist and finger spasticity after stroke

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 319-322

  Jahangir, A W ^a   Tan, Hui Jan ^a   Norlinah, M I ^a   Nafisah, W Y ^a   Ramesh, S ^a   Hamidon, B B ^a   Raymond, A A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin A; Post stroke spasticity

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SPASTICITY; STROKE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRIST;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FINGERS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE; WRIST;

EID: 41149102527     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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