Botulinum toxin intervention in cerebral palsy-induced spasticity management: projected and contradictory effects on skeletal muscles

CS Kaya Keles, F Ates - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spasticity, following the neurological disorder of cerebral palsy (CP), describes a
pathological condition, the central feature of which is involuntary and prolonged muscle …

[HTML][HTML] Botulinum toxin intervention in cerebral palsy-induced spasticity management: projected and contradictory effects on skeletal muscles

CSK Keles, F Ates - Toxins, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Spasticity, following the neurological disorder of cerebral palsy (CP), describes a
pathological condition, the central feature of which is involuntary and prolonged muscle …

Botulinum toxin and cerebral palsy: time for reflection?

M Gough, C Fairhurst… - … Medicine & Child …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Botulinum toxin A (BTX‐A) is increasingly being used in early management of spasticity in
ambulant children with cerebral palsy (CP), with the aim of improving function, promoting …

Management of the upper limb with botulinum toxin type A in children with spastic type cerebral palsy and acquired brain injury: clinical implications

I Autti‐Rämö, A Larsen, A Taimo… - European Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this article is to describe our clinical experience in treating muscle imbalance in
49 children with spastic upper extremity involvement. We discuss four cohorts of children …

The use of botulinum toxin A in children with cerebral palsy, with a focus on the lower limb

G Molenaers, A Van Campenhout… - Journal of children's …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose The purpose of this review is to clarify the role of botulinum toxin serotype A (BTX-
A) in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy (CP), with a special focus on the lower …

Botulinum toxin treatment for limb spasticity in childhood cerebral palsy

V Pavone, G Testa, DA Restivo, L Cannavò… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
CP is the most common cause of chronic disability in childhood occurring in 2–2.5/1000
births. It is a severe disorder and a significant number of patients present cognitive delay …

The short-term impact of botulinum neurotoxin-A on muscle morphology and gait in children with spastic cerebral palsy

N Peeters, E Papageorgiou, B Hanssen… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Children with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP) are often treated with intramuscular Botulinum
Neurotoxin type-A (BoNT-A). Recent studies demonstrated BoNT-A-induced muscle atrophy …

Rationale for using botulinum toxin A as an adjunct to upper limb rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy

B Hoare - Journal of Child Neurology, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Cerebral palsy describes a group of disorders of movement and posture that result from
disturbances in the developing brain. Although the brain lesion is nonprogressive, the …

Combining strength training and botulinum neurotoxin intervention in children with cerebral palsy: the impact on muscle morphology and strength

SA Williams, C Elliott, J Valentine… - Disability and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Investigate the combination effects of strength training and Botulinum Toxin Type-A
(BoNT-A) on muscle strength and morphology in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) …

Effect of botulinum toxin type-A in spasticity and functional outcome of upper limbs in cerebral palsy

S Yadav, S Chand, R Majumdar, A Sud - Journal of clinical orthopaedics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Spasticity has been considered to be a main contributor to both the impairment
of function as well as posture in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Patterns of upper limb …