Journal article
Botulinum toxin as an adjunct to motor learning therapy and surgery for obstetrical brachial plexus injury
Abstract
Following obstetrical brachial plexus injury, infants are unable to learn specific patterns of movement due to the disruption of neural pathways. Even with successful reinnervation (spontaneously or post surgical reconstruction), function can be suboptimal due to overactivity in antagonist muscles preventing movement of reinnervated muscles. Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) was used to temporarily weaken antagonistic muscles early in the …
Authors
DeMatteo C; Bain JR; Galea V; Gjertsen D
Journal
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 245–252
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
4 2006
DOI
10.1017/s0012162206000557
ISSN
0012-1622