Journal article
Botulinum Toxin Type A in Children and Adolescents With Severe Cerebral Palsy
Abstract
This retrospective cohort study reviewed set goals and their outcomes of children and adolescents with severe cerebral palsy who received botulinum toxin A in 2008 and 2009. Sixty children (36 male, mean age 9 years) were included. They received on average 4 (range 1-7) treatments, with the dosage varying between 20 and 400 units per treatment (3-21 U/kg/body weight). Mild transient side effects were reported in 12 of 242 treatments with …
Authors
Mesterman R; Gorter JW; Harvey A; Lockhart J; McEwen-Hill J; Margallo K; Goldie N
Journal
Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 210–213
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
February 2014
DOI
10.1177/0883073813495306
ISSN
0883-0738