EFFECTS OF BOTULINUM TOXIN-A ON THE MUSCLE ARCHITECTURE OF STROKE PATIENTS: AN ULTRASONOGRAPHIC STUDY

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Tok F., ÖZÇAKAR L., Safaz I., Alaca R.

JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE, vol.43, no.11, pp.1016-1019, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.2340/16501977-0876
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1016-1019
  • Keywords: botulinum toxin-A, muscle architecture, stroke, ultrasonography, MUSCULOSKELETAL SONOGRAPHY, INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION, GASTROCNEMIUS-MUSCLE, SPASTICITY, THICKNESS, ADULTS
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore in vivo the effects of botulinum toxin-A treatment on the muscle architecture of patients with stroke, using musculoskeletal ultrasonography.