PMID- 31453540
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220410
IS  - 2587-1250 (Electronic)
IS  - 2587-0823 (Print)
IS  - 2587-1250 (Linking)
VI  - 65
IP  - 1
DP  - 2019 Mar
TI  - Effectiveness of electrical stimulation after administration of botulinum toxin 
      in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy: A prospective, randomized 
      clinical study.
PG  - 16-23
LID - 10.5606/tftrd.2019.2236 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of 
      electrical stimulation to agonist muscles after injection of Botulinum toxin A 
      (BTX-A) in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (SDCP). PATIENTS AND 
      METHODS: Between October 2009 and October 2010, 38 patients with SDCP (19 males, 
      19 females; mean age 6.3 years; range, 4 to 10 years) were included. The patients 
      were able to walk independently or with minimal assistance by foot equine and had 
      spasticity in the calf muscles between Grades 1+ and 3 according to the Modified 
      Ashworth Scale (MAS). The patients received either BTX-A injection + electrical 
      stimulation (Group 1, n=19) or BTX-A injection alone (Group 2, n=19). All 
      patients were evaluated using the MAS, Penn Spasm Frequency Scale (PSFS), Gross 
      Motor Function Measure-88 (GMFM-88) (Dimensions D and E), and walking velocity. 
      RESULTS: A decrease in spasticity was evident for the right, left, and bilateral 
      lower extremities for both groups (p<0.05). There were no statistically 
      significant differences in the MAS, PSFS, GMFM-88 (Dimensions D and E), and 
      walking velocity between the groups. CONCLUSION: Our study results showed that 
      both patient groups benefited from the treatment and the administration of 
      electrical stimulation to the gastrocnemius motor points produced no additional 
      benefit for patients with SDCP.
FAU - Yigitoglu, Pembe
AU  - Yigitoglu P
AD  - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Near East University Faculty 
      of Medicine, Lefkosa, KKTC.
FAU - Kozanoglu, Erkan
AU  - Kozanoglu E
AD  - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cukurova University Faculty 
      of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20190204
PL  - Turkey
TA  - Turk J Phys Med Rehabil
JT  - Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation
JID - 101719024
PMC - PMC6648179
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Botulinum toxin
OT  - cerebral palsy
OT  - electrical stimulation
OT  - spasticity
COIS- Conflict of Interest: The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect 
      to the authorship and/or publication of this article.
EDAT- 2019/08/28 06:00
MHDA- 2019/08/28 06:01
PMCR- 2019/02/04
CRDT- 2019/08/28 06:00
PHST- 2018/01/31 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/02/15 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/08/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/08/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/08/28 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2019/02/04 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.5606/tftrd.2019.2236 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Turk J Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Feb 4;65(1):16-23. doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2019.2236. 
      eCollection 2019 Mar.