Spasticity
Subtitle: etiology, evaluation, management, and the role of botulinum toxin type A ; a training syllabus
By: developed by the Spasticity Study Group, Mitchell F. Brin, editor ; produced by WE MOVE.
Contributors: Brin, Mitchell F.; Spasticity Study Group.; WE MOVE (Organization)
Series: Muscle & nerve -- 6
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
Subjects: Spasticity -- Treatment.; Botulinum toxin -- Therapeutic use.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: Clinicophysiologic concepts of spasticity and motor dysfunction in adults with an upper motoneuron lesion / Nathaniel H. Mayer; value: A clinical overview of treatment decisions in the management of spasticity / Mark E. Gormley, Jr., Christopher F. O'Brien, Stuart A. Yablon; value: Common patterns of clinical motor dysfunction / Nathaniel H. Mayer, Alberto Esquenazi, Martin K. Childers; value: Outcome measures in spasticity management / Susan H. Pierson; value: Traditional pharmacological treatments for spasticity / Jean-Michel Gracies, Elie Elovic, John McGuire, David Simpson. Part 1: Local treatments.  Part 2: General and regional treatments; value: The surgical treatment of spasticity  / Henry G. Chambers; value: Botulinum toxin: Historical perspective and potential new indications / Joseph Jankovic, Mitchell F. Brin. Chemistry, pharmacology, toxicity, and immunology / Mitchell F. Brin; value: Clinical trials of botulinum toxin in the treatment of spasticity / David M. Simpson; value: Injection techniques for botulinum toxin using electromyography and electrical stimulation / Christopher F. O'Brien; value: Cerebral palsy : a rational approach to a treatment protocol, and the role of botulinum toxin in treatment / Barry S. Russman, Ann Tilton, Mark E. Gormley, Jr.; value: Children undergoing treatment with botulinum toxin : the role of the physical therapist / Judy Leach; value: Dosing, administration, and a treatment algorithm for use of botulinum toxin A for adult-onset spasticity / Mitchell F. Brin, and the Spasticity Study Group; value: Physical and occupational therapy considerations in adult patients receiving botulinum toxin injections for spasticity / Kathleen Albany; value: Appendix: Patient visit forms and rating scales. 6