Randomized, placebo‐controlled trial of incobotulinumtoxina for upper‐limb post‐stroke spasticity
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Randomized, placebo‐controlled trial of incobotulinumtoxina for upper‐limb post‐stroke spasticity
INTRODUCTION Efficacy and safety of incobotulinumtoxinA in post-stroke upper-limb spasticity were studied. METHODS Subjects randomized 2:1 to incobotulinumtoxinA (fixed dose 400 U) or placebo, with fixed doses for the primary target clinical pattern (PTCP; flexed elbow, 200 U; flexed wrist, 150 U; clenched fist, 100 U). Doses for non-primary patterns were flexible within predefined ranges. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Muscle & Nerve
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0148-639X,1097-4598
DOI: 10.1002/mus.24776