Botulinum toxin assessment, intervention and after‐care for lower limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy: international consensus statement

SC Love, I Novak, M Kentish… - European journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Botulinum neurotoxin type‐A (BoNT‐A) has been used in association with other
interventions in the management of spasticity in children with cerebral palsy (CP) for almost …

Effectiveness of resistance training in combination with botulinum toxin-A on hand and arm use in children with cerebral palsy: a pre-post intervention study

AKG Elvrum, SM Brændvik, R Sæther, T Lamvik… - Bmc Pediatrics, 2012 - Springer
Background The aim of this pilot study was to examine the effects of additional resistance
training after use of Botulinum Toxin-A (BoNT-A) on the upper limbs in children with cerebral …

Botulinum toxin with and without casting in ambulant children with spastic diplegia: a clinical and functional assessment

M Bottos, MG Benedetti, P Salucci… - … medicine and child …, 2003 - cambridge.org
This study compared clinical and functional outcomes after treatment with botulinum toxin A
(BTX-A) and BTX-A with casting in children with dynamic equinus foot. Ten children (seven …

Botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of spasticity in children with cerebral palsy

L Dimitrijević, I Stanković, V Živković… - Vojnosanitetski …, 2007 - scindeks.ceon.rs
Background/Aim. Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability in childhood.
Children have problems with motor functions as a result of limbs spasticity, which leads to …

A randomized controlled trial to compare two botulinum toxin injection techniques on the functional improvement of the leg of children with cerebral palsy

K Xu, T Yan, J Mai - Clinical Rehabilitation, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To compare the efficacy of botulinum toxin type A injection guided by different
localizing techniques, electrical stimulation and palpation, to treat spasticity of the ankle …

Upper limb function after botulinum toxin A treatment in cerebral palsy: two years follow-up of six cases

H Sätilä, A Kotamäki, M Koivikko… - Pediatric …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of botulinum toxin A (BTXA)
treatment on impairment and function of the upper limb during a 2-year follow-up period. A …

[PDF][PDF] Does botulinum toxin prevent or promote deformity in children with cerebral palsy?

M Gough - Developmental medicine and child neurology, 2009 - omnifarma.com.br
In this issue, Tedroff et al. report the outcome of a prospective uncontrolled study on the
effect of botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) on the lower limb muscles of children with spastic …

Functional outcomes of multilevel botulinum toxin and comprehensive rehabilitation in cerebral palsy

O Balbaloglu, A Basaran… - Journal of Child …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The objective of this study was to measure the effect of lower extremity multilevel botulinum
toxin A injections and comprehensive rehabilitation on spasticity and to determine the …

Efficacy and safety of abobotulinumtoxinA for upper limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized repeat‐treatment study

MR Delgado, A Tilton… - … Medicine & Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To assess the efficacy and safety of repeat abobotulinumtoxinA injections in reducing
upper limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method This was a double‐blind …

The WE-Study: does botulinum toxin A make walking easier in children with cerebral palsy?: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

SM Brændvik, K Roeleveld, GL Andersen… - Trials, 2017 - Springer
Background Intramuscular injections of botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) have been a
cornerstone in the treatment of spasticity for the last 20 years. In Norway, the treatment is …