Current clinical trials in traumatic brain injury

Z Ahmed - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of morbidity, disability and mortality
across all age groups globally. Currently, only palliative treatments exist, but these are …

Worldwide survey of clinician practice on use of adjunctive therapies following botulinum toxin injection for spasticity

F Schillebeeckx, PB Mills, IP Alvin… - Journal of …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Non-pharmacological adjunctive therapies can be used alongside botulinum toxin
injection to enhance its efficacy. The objective of this global study was to determine the …

Duration of symptom relief between injections for AbobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport®) in spastic paresis and cervical dystonia: Comparison of evidence from clinical …

A Esquenazi, MR Delgado, RA Hauser, P Picaut… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Botulinum toxin-A is a well-established treatment for adult and pediatric spastic
paresis and cervical dystonia. While guidelines and approved labels indicate that treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective of an international online patient and caregiver community on the burden of spasticity and impact of botulinum neurotoxin therapy: survey study

AT Patel, T Wein, LB Bahroo… - JMIR public health …, 2020 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background: Patient-and caregiver-reported data are lacking on the burden of spasticity,
and the impact of botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT-A) treatment for this condition, on …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound-guided percutaneous radiofrequency thermal neuroablation for the treatment of adductor and rectus femoris spasticity

A Pascoal, C Lourenço, FN Ermida, A Costa… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Thermal Neuroablation for the Treatment
of Adductor and Rectus Femoris Spasticity - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM …

Botulinum toxin utilization, treatment patterns, and healthcare costs among patients with spasticity or cervical dystonia in the US

M Hull, VR Anupindi, M DeKoven, J He… - Advances in Therapy, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Spasticity and cervical dystonia (CD) are movement disorders with considerable
direct and indirect healthcare cost implications. Although several studies have discussed …

Long-Term Spasticity Management in Post-Stroke Patients: Issues and Possible Actions—A Systematic Review with an Italian Expert Opinion

G Morone, A Baricich, S Paolucci, AR Bentivoglio… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Spasticity is a well-known motor dysfunction occurring after a stroke. A group of Italian
physicians' experts in treating post-stroke spasticity (PSS) reviewed the current scientific …

Experiences of patients with poststroke spasticity throughout a botulinum toxin treatment cycle: results from a prospective ethnographic study

J Jacinto, A Lysandropoulos, M Leclerc… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study was conducted to capture the experience of patients with poststroke spasticity
(PSS) throughout one botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) treatment cycle. The REBOT study …

Relief of post-stroke spasticity with acute vibrotactile stimulation: controlled crossover study of muscle and skin stimulus methods

C Seim, B Chen, C Han, D Vacek, LS Wu… - Frontiers in Human …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Prior work suggests that vibratory stimulation can reduce spasticity and
hypertonia. It is unknown which of three predominant approaches (stimulation of the spastic …

Insufficiencies in sensory systems reweighting is associated with walking impairment severity in chronic stroke: an observational cohort study

OO Awosika, A Garver, C Drury, HJ Sucharew… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Walking and balance impairment are common sequelae of stroke and
significantly impact functional independence, morbidity, and mortality. Adequate postural …