Role of botulinum toxin in cerebral palsy.

Abstract

Cerebral Palsy is a disease that may show motion and posture disorders. One of the treatment methods of Botulinum toxin injection is a well tolerated, safe and effective procedure in the treatment of focal spasticity. In this article, cerebral palsy, structure of Botulinum toxin, then the technical issues including the selection of the patient suitable for treatment, the appropriate dosage, injection technique and aftercare have been discussed.

Keywords

• Botulinum toxin
• cerebral palsy

SEREBRAL PALSİDE BOTULİNUM TOKSİNİNİN YERİ

Abstract

Serebral palsi hareket ve duruþ bozukluklarý ile seyreden bir hastalýktýr. Serebral palsinin tedavi yöntemlerinden biri olan Botulinum toksin enjeksiyonu fokal spastisite tedavisinde etkin ve güvenilir bir yöntem olup, bu yazýda öncelikle serebral palsi, botulinum toksinin yapýsý, tedaviye uygun hasta seçimi, doz, enjeksiyon tekniði, enjeksiyon sonrasýndaki tedavi uygulamalarý gibi dikkat edilmesi gereken teknik konular üzerinde yoðunlaþýlacaktýr.

Keywords

• Botulinum toksin
• serebral
• palsi

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