Assessment: botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of spasticity (an evidence-based review): Report of the therapeutics and technology assessment subcommittee of the american academy of neurologysymbol

Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 1691-1698

  Simpson, D M ^a   Gracies, J M ^b   Graham, H K ^c   Miyasaki, J M ^d   Naumann, M ^e   Russman, B ^f   Simpson, L L ^g   So, Y ^h  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^f SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^g THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BOTULINUM TOXIN B; TIZANIDINE;

ADDUCTOR MUSCLE; ADULT DISEASE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BACKACHE; BLEPHAROSPASM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HAMSTRING; HEADACHE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PES EQUINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCISEARCH; SPASTIC PARESIS; SPASTICITY; STRABISMUS; TIC; TREMOR; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43149099933     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000311391.00944.c4     Document Type: Article

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