Botulinum Toxin Type A Improves Function According to Goal Attainment in Adults with Poststroke Lower Limb Spasticity in Real Life Practice | Zendy

Lourdes López de Munaín | Zendy; Josep VallsSolé | Zendy; Irene Garcia Pascual | Zendy; Pascal Maisonobe | Zendy

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Botulinum Toxin Type A Improves Function According to Goal Attainment in Adults with Poststroke Lower Limb Spasticity in Real Life Practice

Author(s) -

Lourdes López de Munaín,

Josep VallsSolé,

Irene Garcia Pascual,

Pascal Maisonobe

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

european neurology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573

H-Index - 77

eISSN - 1421-9913

pISSN - 0014-3022

DOI - 10.1159/000503172

Subject(s) - spasticity , physical medicine and rehabilitation , goal attainment scaling , psychology , botulinum toxin , upper limb , medicine , physical therapy , rehabilitation , neuroscience

Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for adult lower limb spasticity. However, data are inadequate to determine BoNT-A efficacy for active function. This study evaluated functional goal achievement (measured by goal attainment scaling [GAS]) following lower limb BoNT-A injection in clinical practice.

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