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Effects of botulinum toxin-A on gait velocity, step length, and base of support of patients with dynamic equinovarus foot

by Matteo Cioni, MD; Alberto Esquenazi, MD; Barbara Hirai, BS Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify if botulinum toxin type A is a drug able to modify walking velocity, step length, and width of the base of support of [...]

Jul 1, 2006 Functional Domains & Other Topics
Gait
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Evaluation and management of spastic gait in patients with traumatic brain injury

by Alberto Esquenazi, MD.Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Damage to the corticospinal system after brain injury interferes with activities of daily living, mobility, and communication. The chief cause of this interference has to do with impairment to produce and regulate voluntary movement accompanied by the presence of spasticity. This [...]

Mar 1, 2004 Brain injury
Diseases & Disorders
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