Effect of addition of botulinum toxin-a to standardized therapy for dynamic manual skills measured with kinematic aiming tasks in children with spastic hemiplegia

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 332-338

  Rameckers, Eugene A A ^a,b,c,d   Duysens, Jacques ^d,e   Speth, Lucianne A W M ^a,b   Vles, Hans J S ^b   Smits Engelsman, Bouwien ^c,d,e  

^a Rehabilitation Foundation Limburg (SRL)   (Italy)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c AVANS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin A; Cerebral palsy; Kinematic aiming tasks; Randomized clinical trial; Spasticity; Task oriented therapy; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 77951930797     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0521     Document Type: Article

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