[HTML][HTML] Muscle architecture, growth, and biological Remodelling in cerebral palsy: a narrative review

GG Handsfield, S Williams, S Khuu, G Lichtwark… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2022 - Springer
Cerebral palsy (CP) is caused by a static lesion to the brain occurring in utero or up to the
first 2 years of life; it often manifests as musculoskeletal impairments and movement …

Over 25 years of pediatric botulinum toxin treatments: What have we learned from injection techniques, doses, dilutions, and recovery of repeated injections?

H Sätilä - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Botulinum toxin type A (BTXA) has been used for over 25 years in the management of
pediatric lower and upper limb hypertonia, with the first reports in 1993. The most common …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced cross-sectional muscle growth six months after botulinum toxin type-A injection in children with spastic cerebral palsy

N De Beukelaer, G Weide, E Huyghe… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Botulinum Neurotoxin type-A (BoNT-A) injections are widely used as first-line spasticity
treatment in spastic cerebral palsy (SCP). Despite improved clinical outcomes, concerns …

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 …

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 …

Intrathecal baclofen, selective dorsal rhizotomy, and extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of spasticity in cerebral palsy: a systematic review

A Kudva, ME Abraham, J Gold, NA Patel… - Neurosurgical …, 2021 - Springer
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a chronic congenital disorder as the result of abnormal brain
development. Children suffering from CP often battle debilitating chronic spasticity, which …

Long‐term effects of spasticity treatment, including selective dorsal rhizotomy, for individuals with cerebral palsy

BA MacWilliams, ML McMulkin, EA Duffy… - … Medicine & Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To understand the long‐term effects of comprehensive spasticity treatment, including
selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR), on individuals with spastic cerebral palsy. Method This …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] How did the lockdown imposed due to COVID-19 affect patients with cerebral palsy?

BD Karatekin, A Icagasioglu, SN Sahin… - Pediatric Physical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The novel coronavirus infection (SARS-CoV-2) caused disruption of the
treatment and follow-up evaluations of children with cerebral palsy. Aim: The change in …

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 …