The effect of Botulinum toxin type A(BTXA) on Brunnstrom stages of upper limb in stroke patients / 中华物理医学与康复杂志
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
;
(12)2003.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-572669
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effect of Botulinum toxin type A(BTXA)and rehabilitation intervention on upper limb Brunnstrom stages and ADL performance of stroke patients. Methods In a randomized controlled trial, 30 patients were allocated to either an experimental group (n=15) that received BTXA injection into muscles of the affected arm or to a controlled group (n=15). All patients' Brunnstrom stage and MAS stage were ≥gradeⅡ. All the patients were treated with rehabilitative techniques. The intervention was applied for 3 months. All were evaluated for the severity of spasticity (Modified Ashworth Scale,MAS),the level of impairment (Brunnstrom assessment and Fugl-Meyer upper limb test) and disability(Functional Independence Measure,FIM) before and after 1 week, 1,2,3 months of treatment. Results Patients who received BTXA had significant reduction of muscle tone (P
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Type of study:
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Chinese
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Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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2003
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