A Double-Blind, Randomised, Crossover Trial of Two Botulinum Toxin Type A in Patients with Spasticity: Guarany FC et al.

Introduction: Spasticity is a motor disorder characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in tonic stretch reflex [1] that might cause painand disability [2,3]. …

Guarany FC, Picon PD, Guarany NR, dos Santos AC, Chiella BPM, et al. (2013)
PLoS ONE 8(2): e56479.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056479
 
Authors:
Fabio Coelho Guarany   1,2*,
Paulo Dornelles Picon   3,
Nicole Ruas Guarany   2,4,
Antonio Cardoso dosSantos   1,
Bianca Paula Mentz Chiella   5,
Carolina Rocha Barone   6, 
Lucia Costa Cabral Fendt   6,
Pedro Schestatsky   3,7

 

Author Details:

1   Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Hospital de Clınicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
2   Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
3   Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Clınicas de PortoAlegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
4   School of Occupational Therapy, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
5   Pharmacy Department, Hospital de Clınicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
6   Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
7   Neurology Service, EMG Unit, Hospital de Clınicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil