Treatment Response to Botulinum Neurotoxin-A in Children With Cerebral Palsy Categorized by the Type of Stretch Reflex Muscle Activation

Treatment Response to Botulinum Neurotoxin-A in Children With Cerebral Palsy Categorized by the Type of Stretch Reflex Muscle Activation

While Botulinum NeuroToxin-A (BoNT-A) injections are frequently used to reduce the effects of hyperactive stretch reflexes in children with cerebral palsy (CP), the effects of this treatment vary strongly. Previous research, combining electromyography (EMG) with motion analysis, defined different pa...

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Main Authors: Lynn Bar-On, Erwin Aertbeliën, Anja Van Campenhout, Guy Molenaers, Kaat Desloovere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
cerebral palsy
stretch reflex
spasticity
gait analysis
Botulinum toxin
treatment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00378/full

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