Botulinum toxin type A for refractory post-stroke shoulder pain Toxina botulínica do tipo A no tratamento do ombro doloroso após AVC

Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) has been used to treat several neurological conditions such as sialorrhea, hyperhydrosis, dystonia, hemifacial spasm, spasticity and pain. Although spasticity has been successfully treated with BTX-A, few are the authors studying the use of BTX-A to treat shoulder pain...

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Main Authors: Glícia Pedreira, Eduardo Cardoso, Ailton Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
dor
AVC
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000200014