ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2014
The effects of botulinum toxin type A on improvement and dynamic spastic equinus correction in children with cerebral palsy - preliminary results.
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- [Effect of botulinum toxin A injection in the treatment of gastrocnemius spasticity in children aged 9-36 months with cerebral palsy: a prospective study].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2016Trial
- A Review of Current Perspectives on Motoric Insufficiency Rehabilitation following Pediatric Stroke.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of multiple botulinum toxin sessions and the duration of effects in spasticity therapy in children with cerebral palsy.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2019Article
- AbobotulinumtoxinA: A Review in Pediatric Lower Limb Spasticity.Paediatric drugs · 2017Review
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Abstract
introductionWe evaluated the effects of botulinum toxin type A (BTA) with physical therapy on dynamic foot equinus correction and higher motor functional outcome in children with spastic type of cerebral palsy (CP). MATERIAL AND
methodsAnkle joint active and passive movement, gastrocnemial muscle spasticity levels (Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)), and higher motor functional status (Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) (GMFM-D - standing and GMFM-E - walking) were assessed before treatment and 3, 8, 16 weeks and 6 months after BTA administration in 12 children.
resultsThere was a significant improvement of active (initial - (-)13.07 ±5.78; 6 months - (-)10.64 ±4.77; p < 0.001) and passive (initial - 4.21 ±2.29; 6 months - 4.71 ±2.16; p < 0.05) ankle joint foot dorsiflexion. GMFM-D and GMFM-E were significantly higher after 3, 8, 16 weeks (p < 0.001) and GMFM-D after 6 months (p < 0.001).
conclusionsBotulinum toxin type A administration and physical therapy in patients with spastic CP improves the motion range of dynamic foot equinus after 3 weeks and higher motor functional outcome (standing and walking).
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