International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Department of Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Association of Assistance to children with disability, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Publications

• Review Article   
  Use of Botulinum Toxin and Phenol to Treat Muscle Tone Disorders in Pediatric Patients Seen at a Rehabilitation Center
  Author(s): Anny Michelly Paquier Binha*, Amanda Victoria Casagrande and Valeria Cassefo Silveira
  
  Objective: To understand the epidemiological profile of the outpatient clinic for neurolytic block at a rehabilitation center, and to compare the outcomes of use of phenol and botulinum toxin, based on achieved goals and clinical parameters. Methods: A longitudinal, analytical, census-based study, with data collected from the pediatric chemical block outpatient clinic, between January 2022 and December 2023. The epidemiological data, number of previous blocks, initial and achieved goals, scores, type of block, side effects, results measured by the Ashworth scale, and range of motion by goniometry were extracted from the electronic medical records on the day of the injection and at the four week reassessment visit. Results: A total of 253 procedures were performed. The most frequent clinical and topographic diagnose.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096.26.14.782

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