Evaluating the functional outcomes of ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin type A injections using the Euro-musculus approach for upper limb spasticity treatment in post-stroke patients: an observational study

Buyukavci R., AKTÜRK S., ERSOY Y.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE, cilt.54, sa.5, ss.738-744, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.23736/s1973-9087.18.05086-4
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.738-744
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Muscle spasticity, Upper extremity, Ultrasonography, Botulinum toxin type A, Stroke, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL, FINGER SPASTICITY, STROKE PATIENTS, DOUBLE-BLIND, WRIST, ADULTS
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: Ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin type A injection is an effective treatment for spasticity. Euro-musculus spasticity approach is a new method for administering injections to the correct point of the correct muscle. The clinical outcomes of this practical approach are not vet available in the literature.