Botulinum toxin, physical and occupational therapy, and neuromuscular electrical stimulation to treat spastic upper limb of children with cerebral palsy: A pilot study

Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 230-234

  Rodriguez Reyes, Gerardo ^a   Alessi Montero, Aldo ^a   Díaz Martínez, Leticia ^b   Miranda Duarte, Antonio ^a   Pérez Sanpablo, Alberto Isaac ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE REHABILITACIÓN   (Mexico)

^b Centro de Rehabilitación Infantil Teletón   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin type A; Hand function; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Physical occupational therapy; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

TOXIC MATERIALS;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE-A; BOTULINUM TOXINS; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; HAND FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RANGE-OF-MOTION; SAMPLE SIZES; SPASTICITY; UPPER LIMBS;

MUSCLE;

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ARM; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WRIST;

EID: 77949754398     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00768.x     Document Type: Article

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