%0 Journal Article %1 Detrembleur2002 %A Detrembleur, C. %A Lejeune, T. M. %A Renders, A. %A Bergh, P. Y K Van Den %D 2002 %J Mov Disord %K Botulinum Toxin Type A; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Electromyography; Equinus Deformity; Female; Gait; Humans; Male; Neuromuscular Agents; Random Allocation; Severity of Illness Index %N 1 %P 162--169 %T Botulinum toxin and short-term electrical stimulation in the treatment of equinus in cerebral palsy. %V 17 %X Intramuscular botulinum toxin type A (BT-A) has been shown to reduce spasticity and to improve gait in children with cerebral palsy. To determine whether the efficacy of BT-A may be enhanced by electrical stimulation, as suggested in focal dystonia or in adult spastic patients, 12 children with dynamic foot equinus deformity were randomly assigned to two groups in a blinded, clinically controlled trial. Intramuscular BT-A into calf muscles was followed by adjuvant electrical stimulation in Group A (n = 6) but not in Group B (n = 6). Clinical assessment and instrumented gait analysis were performed before and 1, 3, and 6 months after treatment. The combined treatment of BT-A and electrical stimulation was not superior to BT-A alone. For all patients, improvement of the clinical and gait variables occurred at 1 and 3 months after BT-A injection.

@article{Detrembleur2002, abstract = {Intramuscular botulinum toxin type A (BT-A) has been shown to reduce spasticity and to improve gait in children with cerebral palsy. To determine whether the efficacy of BT-A may be enhanced by electrical stimulation, as suggested in focal dystonia or in adult spastic patients, 12 children with dynamic foot equinus deformity were randomly assigned to two groups in a blinded, clinically controlled trial. Intramuscular BT-A into calf muscles was followed by adjuvant electrical stimulation in Group A (n = 6) but not in Group B (n = 6). Clinical assessment and instrumented gait analysis were performed before and 1, 3, and 6 months after treatment. The combined treatment of BT-A and electrical stimulation was not superior to BT-A alone. For all patients, improvement of the clinical and gait variables occurred at 1 and 3 months after BT-A injection.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T19:18:52.000+0200}, author = {Detrembleur, C. and Lejeune, T. M. and Renders, A. and Bergh, P. Y K Van Den}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/21eea69997a00a97e32d75389db74d884/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {ab8fbca5afca7bf1362a19d67961ef59}, intrahash = {1eea69997a00a97e32d75389db74d884}, journal = {Mov Disord}, keywords = {Botulinum Toxin Type A; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Electromyography; Equinus Deformity; Female; Gait; Humans; Male; Neuromuscular Agents; Random Allocation; Severity of Illness Index}, month = Jan, number = 1, pages = {162--169}, pii = {10.1002/mds.1282}, pmid = {11835456}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T19:18:52.000+0200}, title = {Botulinum toxin and short-term electrical stimulation in the treatment of equinus in cerebral palsy.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 17, year = 2002 }