Muscle volume alterations after first botulinum neurotoxin A treatment in children with cerebral palsy: a 6-month prospective cohort study.
Caroline AlexanderCatherine ElliottJane ValentineKatherine StannageNatasha BearCyril J DonnellyPeter ShipmanSiobhan ReidPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2018)
Muscle atrophy after first botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) exposure in children with cerebral palsy is noted. Mild BoNT-A-induced muscle atrophy is still apparent 6 months after BoNT-A exposure. Hypertrophy is evident in soleus after gastrocnemius BoNT-A exposure. Total plantarflexor volume is unchanged.