Intramuscular injection of botulinum toxin for the treatment of wrist and finger spasticity after a stroke.

Brashear, A.; Gordon, M.; Elovic, E.; Daniel Kassicieh, V.; Marciniak, C.; Do, Mai; Lee, Chia-Ho; Jenkins, S.; Turkel, C.

doi:10.1056/NEJMOA011892

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Intramuscular Injection of Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Wrist and Finger Spasticity after a Stroke

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Authors:

Allison Brashear

Mark Forrest Gordon

Elie P. Elovic

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Spasticity is a disabling complication of stroke, and it is uncertain whether intramuscular injections of botulinum toxin type A reduce disability in persons with spasticity of the wrist and fingers after a stroke. METHODS: We performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, mul...

Subject

Medicine

Spasticity

Wrist

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