The assessment of drug treatment of spastic gait.

نویسندگان

  • R N Corston
  • F Johnson
  • R B Godwin-Austen
چکیده

The technique of polarised light goniometry was used to quantify objectively parameters of the spastic gait during a double-blind cross-over trial comparing the spasmolytic effects of DS103-282, baclofen and placebo. Only minimal objective and subjective changes in gait were found when the results of treatment with DS103-282 or baclofen were compared with those of treatment with placebo.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

دوره 44 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1981