rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
5
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2008-5-2
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pubmed:abstractText |
To assess the safety and evaluate the effects of repeated treatments with botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) on functional disability, quality of life (QOL), and muscle tone of patients with upper-limb poststroke spasticity, as well as its effect on caregivers.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
May
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pubmed:issn |
1532-821X
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
89
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
799-806
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2010-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Activities of Daily Living,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Botulinum Toxins, Type A,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Caregivers,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Disability Evaluation,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Injections, Intramuscular,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Muscle, Skeletal,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Muscle Spasticity,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Muscle Tonus,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Neuromuscular Agents,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Prospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Quality of Life,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Stroke,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Treatment Outcome,
pubmed-meshheading:18452724-Upper Extremity
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pubmed:year |
2008
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Repeated treatments with botulinum toxin type a produce sustained decreases in the limitations associated with focal upper-limb poststroke spasticity for caregivers and patients.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Center, West Orange, NJ, USA. eelovic@kmrrec.org
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Multicenter Study
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