An early botulinum toxin a treatment in subacute stroke patients may prevent a disabling finger flexor stiffness six months later: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 237-245

  Hesse, S ^a   MacH, H ^b   Frohlich S ^b   Behrend, S ^b   Werner, C ^a   Melzer, I ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Neurological Rehabilitation ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

botulinum toxin; hemiparesis; prevention; Spasticity; stroke; upper limb

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; STROKE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONTRACTURE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PILOT PROJECTS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857285358     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215511421355     Document Type: Article

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