[HTML][HTML] 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 …

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 …

Botulinum toxin A treatment of the lower extremities in children with cerebral palsy

G Molenaers, K Fagard… - Journal of children's …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives In the last 2 decades, BTX-A is increasingly being used in the management of
spasticity in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and there is no doubt about its effect on range …

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 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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Botulinum toxin in children with cerebral palsy: an update

F Hareb, CM Bertoncelli, O Rosello, V Rampal… - …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Injected in a muscle, the botulinum toxin causes localized and temporary paralysis by acting
on the neuromuscular synapse. Currently, it is widely prescribed for the treatment of limb …

[HTML][HTML] Botulinum toxin A injection in treatment of upper limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

SM Farag, MO Mohammed, TA El-Sobky… - JBJS …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of childhood disability globally.
Botulinum toxin A injections are widely used to manage limb spasticity in children with 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 …