Botulinum toxin injection improved voluntary motor control in selected patients with post-stroke spasticity

Neural Regeneration Research

Volumn 7, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1436-1439

  Chang, Shuo Hsiu ^a,b   Francisco, Gerald E ^a,b   Li, Sheng ^a,b  

^a TIRR MEMORIAL HERMANN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin type A; Grip; Neural regeneration; Spasticity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MOTOR CONTROL; SPASTICITY; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 84864329006     PISSN: 16735374     EISSN: 18767958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.18.011     Document Type: Article

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