Muscle Histopathology in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy Receiving Botulinum toxin Type A

Muscle Histopathology in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy Receiving Botulinum toxin Type A

Introduction: Botulinum toxin A (BoNTA) is routine treatment for hypertonicity in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: Single blind prospective cross sectional study of 10 participants (mean age 11 years,7 months) was done to determine the relationship between muscle histopathology and BoNTA i...

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Main Authors: Valentine, J., Stannage, K., Fabian, V., Ellis, K., Reid, S., Pitcher, C., Elliott, Catherine
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc 2015
Subjects:
botulinum toxin
medial gastrocnemius hypertonia
Cerebral Palsy
muscle histopathology
neurogenic atrophy
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46376

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46376

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