Long lasting benefits following the combination of static night upper extremity splinting with botulinum toxin A injections in cerebral palsy children

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 501-506

  Kanellopoulos, A D ^a   Mavrogenis, A F ^a   Mitsiokapa, E A ^b   Panagopoulos, D ^a   Skouteli, H ^c   Vrettos, S G ^c   Tzanos, G ^b   Papagelopoulos, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b THRIASIO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Botulinum toxins; Cerebral palsy; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ARM; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPASTICITY; SPLINT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPLINTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 77949402320     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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