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

FC Blumetti, JC Belloti, MJS Tamaoki… - Cochrane Database of …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of physical disabilities in
children in highincome countries. Spasticity is the most common motor disturbance in CP …

Sarcopenia, cerebral palsy, and botulinum toxin type A

I Multani, J Manji, MJ Tang, W Herzog, JJ Howard… - JBJS …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
» Children with cerebral palsy have muscles that are much smaller than muscles in typically
developing peers.» Injections of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) result in acute muscle …

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 …

Interventions and lowerlimb macroscopic muscle morphology in children with spastic cerebral palsy: A scoping review

F Walhain, K Desloovere, M Declerck… - … Medicine & Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To identify and map studies that have assessed the effect of interventions on lowerlimb
macroscopic muscle–tendon morphology in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) …

Analgesic effect of botulinum toxin in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review

S Almina, Y Karile, P Audrone, B Indre - Toxicon, 2021 - Elsevier
This review aims to determine the analgesic efficacy of botulinum toxin (BTX) for the
management of pain in children with cerebral palsy (CP). During July and August 2020, a …

The relationship between pain and spasticity and tell-tale signs of pain in children with cerebral palsy

C Wong - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pain and quality of life are closely interrelated in children with cerebral palsy (CCP). Even
though 67% of CCP experience pain, it is overlooked and untreated. In this study, our …

A systematic review of goal attainment scaling implementation practices by caregivers in randomized controlled trials

K Cheema, T Dunn, C Chapman, K Rockwood… - Journal of Patient …, 2024 - Springer
Background Goal attainment scaling (GAS), an established individualized, patient-centred
outcome measure, is used to capture the patient's voice. Although first introduced~ 60 years …

Clinical course of pain intensity in individuals with cerebral palsy: A prognostic systematic review

HM Shearer, L Verville, P Côté… - … Medicine & Child …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To describe the clinical course of pain intensity in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP)
resulting from usual care or specific interventions. Method We conducted an exploratory …

How does treadmill training contribute to botulinum toxin application plus routine physical therapy in ambulatory children with spastic bilateral cerebral palsy? A …

KS Bıyık, MK Günel, EÜ Akyüz - Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971-), 2023 - Springer
Background In spite of treadmill training and multilevel botulinum toxin (BoNT-A) injection
being the two most commonly used treatment methods in pediatric rehabilitation …

Relationship between changes in motor capacity and objectively measured motor performance in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy

E Halma, JBJ Bussmann… - Child: care, health …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Different interventions are offered to children with cerebral palsy (CP) to
improve the activity domain of the international classification of functioning (ICF). In therapy …