Open AccessAnálisis de la marcha en lesionado medular. A propósito de un caso
Author(s) -
Sagrario Pérez de la Cruz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2014.e97
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord injury , rehabilitation , incidence (geometry) , spinal cord , physical therapy , population , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , physics , optics , environmental health
Gait analysis in spinal cord injured population is a very effective current diagnostic tool to prescribe an appropriate rehabilitation treatment. Spinal cord injury in childhood is a rare condition, with lower incidence than in adulthood. It carries particular importance due to physical, emotional, social, family and economic consequences. A case of a man with cervical level spinal cord injury has been described; for his treatment it is necessary the use of botulinum toxin. It was made a pre and post-treatment study to test the effectiveness of this therapy. This clinical case, along with a literature review, will help clinicians in the best treatment of this pathology.