A Double-Blind Randomised Placebo-Controlled Evaluation of Three Doses of Botulinum Toxin Type A (Dysport&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt;) in the Treatment of Spastic Equinovarus Deformity after Stroke

J. Pittock, Sean; P. Moore, A.; Hardiman, Orla; Ehler, Edvard; Kovac, M.; Bojakowski, Jacek; al Khawaja, I.; Brozman, M; Kaňovský, Petr; A. Skorometz, A.; Sławek, Jarosław; Reichel, G; Stenner, Andrea; Timerbaeva, Sofia; Stelmasiak, Z; Zifko, Udo; Bhakta, B.; A Coxon, E

doi:10.1159/000069495

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A Double-Blind Randomised Placebo-Controlled Evaluation of Three Doses of Botulinum Toxin Type A (Dysport<sup>®</sup>) in the Treatment of Spastic Equinovarus Deformity after Stroke

Published in Cerebrovascular Diseases • Jan 1, 2003

Authors:

Sean J. Pittock

A. P. Moore

Orla Hardiman

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Calf muscle hypertonicity following stroke may impair walking rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to assess botulinum toxin (Dysport) in post-stroke calf spasticity. METHODS: A prospective, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study was performed t...

Subject

Medicine

Placebo

Spasticity

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