Naslov
Speech Improvement in Spastic Patients Following Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection

Autori
Relja, Maja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
Movement Disorder / Lang, Antony E. ; Lees, Andrew J. - : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2000, 50-50

Skup
International Conference 1999: Basic and Therapeutic Aspects of Botulinum and Tetanus Toxin

Mjesto i datum
Orlando (FL), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 16.11.1999. - 18.11.1999

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Speech; spasticity; botulinum toxin

Sažetak
Several reports suggest that botulinum toxin type A is beneficial for reducing spasticity in patients with a variety of neurological problems. Here we pšresent a 19-year-old girl with spaastic cerebral palsy, predominately diplegia type. She is wheelchair-bound with difficulties in communication due to speech and voice problems (spastic dysarthria in combination with spastic dysphonia). She has had physical therapy since she was 15 months old, serial casting and hip surgery. She had her first botulinum toxin type A treatment in the spring of 1999 (Botox 200 U total dose, both gastrocnemii). According to modified Aschworth scale and ROM assessment, her improvement was moderate. But, surprisingly, 24 hours after Botox injections she was able to communicate with reletives and friends significantly better. Improvement lasted 3 months, when Botox weas reinjected (gastrocnemius muscle) with the same result on speech and voice. This clearly indicates that Botox gastrocnemius injections was connected with speech improvement.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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