The utility of shear wave elastography in the evaluation of muscle stiffness in patients with cerebral palsy after botulinum toxin A injection.

Nurullah DağMahi Nur CeritHalit Nahit ŞendurMurat ZinnuroğluBilge Nur MuşmalEmetullah CindilSuna Özhan Oktar

Published in: Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) (2020)

Quantitative measurement of muscle stiffness using SWE may provide important information for the evaluation of spasticity and treatment efficiency in pediatric CP patients.

Keyphrases

botulinum toxin
cerebral palsy
end stage renal disease
skeletal muscle
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
spinal cord injury
peritoneal dialysis
healthcare
young adults
upper limb
combination therapy