SWITCHING FROM ONABOTULINUMTOXIN-A TO ABOBOTULINUMTOXIN-A IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY TREATED FOR SPASTICITY: A RETROSPECTIVE SAFETY AND EFFICACY EVALUATION

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DURSUN N., Akarsu M., GÖKBEL T., Akyuz M., KARACAN Ç., DURSUN E.

JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE, vol.51, no.5, pp.390-394, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 51 Issue: 5
• Publication Date: 2019
• Doi Number: 10.2340/16501977-2550
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.390-394
• Keywords: botulinum toxin, cerebral palsy, spasticity, abobotulinumtoxin-A, onabotulinumtoxin-A, Dysport, Botox, BOTULINUM-TOXIN-A, ADOLESCENTS
• Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: To determine whether switching from onabotulinumtoxin-A to abobotulinumtoxin-A in children with cerebral palsy is safe and whether therapeutic efficacy is maintained.