Patients with unilateral CP were younger (median 8, range 1-19 years) than those with bilateral CP(12.5, 4-19 years; p
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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: National Swedish guidelines for treatment with botulinum toxin in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy(CP) include evaluation of self-estimated effects of treatment.
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Key Findings & Data:We hypothesized that the treatment effect subsides after thefirst injection.Methods: Children (or their parents), receiving their first botulinum toxin treatment of upper limb before the age of 20 years,filled in a questionnaire (visual analog scale; VAS) six weeks after each injection.Results: Eighty-one out of 95 children or adolescents were evaluated (35% girls; 65% boys; 61% unilateral; 34% bilateral; 5% dyskinetic).
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Conclusion & Impact:Patients with unilateral CP were younger (median 8, range 1-19 years) than those with bilateral CP(12.5, 4-19 years; p
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Abstract
Objectives: National Swedish guidelines for treatment with botulinum toxin in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy(CP) include evaluation of self-estimated effects of treatment. We hypothesized that the treatment effect subsides after thefirst injection.Methods: Children (or their parents), receiving their first botulinum toxin treatment of upper limb before the age of 20 years,filled in a questionnaire (visual analog scale; VAS) six weeks after each injection.Results: Eighty-one out of 95 children or adolescents were evaluated (35% girls; 65% boys; 61% unilateral; 34% bilateral; 5% dyskinetic). Patients with unilateral CP were younger (median 8, range 1-19 years) than those with bilateral CP(12.5, 4-19 years; p
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LINNE, L., SOMMERSTEIN, K., CHEMNITZ, A., ERIXON, H., DAHLIN, L. B. (2022). Self-estimated effect of treatment with botulinum toxin in the upper extremity of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Hand and Microsurgery, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 3, 135–142. https://ajindex.com/articles/533950
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