Selective peripheral neurolysis using high frequency ultrasound imaging: a novel approach in the treatment of spasticity

KAYMAK B., Kara M., Gurcay E., Aydin G., ÖZÇAKAR L.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE, vol.55, no.4, pp.522-525, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.23736/s1973-9087.18.05295-4
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.522-525
  • Keywords: Muscle spasticity, Ultrasonography, Phenol, Musculocutaneous nerve, Nerve block, MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Chemoneurolysis is used to treat focal spasticity in patients with upper motor neuron syndrome.