Guidelines for adult stroke rehabilitation and recovery: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

CJ Winstein, J Stein, R Arena, B Bates, LR Cherney… - Stroke, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Purpose—The aim of this guideline is to provide a synopsis of best clinical practices in the
rehabilitative care of adults recovering from stroke. Methods—Writing group members were …

[HTML][HTML] Rehabilitation of motor function after stroke: a multiple systematic review focused on techniques to stimulate upper extremity recovery

SM Hatem, G Saussez, M Della Faille, V Prist… - Frontiers in human …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Stroke is one of the leading causes for disability worldwide. Motor function deficits due to
stroke affect the patients' mobility, their limitation in daily life activities, their participation in …

Practice guideline update summary: Botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of blepharospasm, cervical dystonia, adult spasticity, and headache: Report of the …

DM Simpson, M Hallett, EJ Ashman, CL Comella… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To update the 2008 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guidelines regarding
botulinum neurotoxin for blepharospasm, cervical dystonia (CD), headache, and adult …

[PDF][PDF] National clinical guideline for stroke

ISW Party - 2012 - askdoris.org
This is the fourth edition of the UK National clinical guideline for stroke. It is an integral part
of the broader goal of the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party to improve the care of people …

Safety and efficacy of abobotulinumtoxinA for hemiparesis in adults with upper limb spasticity after stroke or traumatic brain injury: a double-blind randomised …

JM Gracies, A Brashear, R Jech, P McAllister… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Resistance from antagonistic muscle groups might be a crucial factor reducing
function in chronic hemiparesis. The resistance due to spastic co-contraction might be …

New evidence for therapies in stroke rehabilitation

BH Dobkin, A Dorsch - Current atherosclerosis reports, 2013 - Springer
Neurologic rehabilitation aims to reduce impairments and disabilities so that persons with
serious stroke can return to participation in usual self-care and daily activities as …

Guidelines for botulinum neurotoxin injection for facial contouring

KH Yi, HJ Lee, HW Hur, KK Seo… - Plastic and reconstructive …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
The hypertrophied temporalis and masseter muscles give a muscular shaped and bulky
contour to the face. Botulinum neurotoxin injection methods are commonly used for facial …

Effectiveness of botulinum toxin treatment for upper limb spasticity poststroke over different ICF domains: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Andringa, I van de Port, E van Wegen, J Ket… - Archives of physical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To provide a comprehensive overview of reported effects and scientific robustness
of botulinum toxin (BoNT) treatment regarding the main clinical goals related to poststroke …

Efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin type A for limb spasticity after stroke: a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

LC Sun, R Chen, C Fu, Y Chen, Q Wu… - BioMed research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Inconsistent data have been reported for the effectiveness of intramuscular
botulinum toxin type A (BTXA) in patients with limb spasticity after stroke. This meta‐analysis …

Can the early use of botulinum toxin in post stroke spasticity reduce contracture development? A randomised controlled trial

C Lindsay, S Ispoglou, B Helliwell… - Clinical …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Does early treatment of spasticity with botulinum-toxin (BoNTA), in (hyper) acute
stroke patients without arm-function, reduce contractures and improve function. Design …