Multiple sclerosis and spasticity: the role of anaesthetic nerve blocks on rectus femoris muscle. When should stiff knee be treated with botulinum toxin?

• Main Authors: Alessio Baricich (Author), Marco Battaglia (Author), Margherita B. Borg (Author), Alberto Loro (Author), Paola Morlino (Author), Lucia Cosenza (Author), Michele Bertoni (Author), Alessandro Picelli (Author), Andrea Santamato (Author), Thierry Deltombe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To compare the effect of rectus femoris diagnostic motor nerve blocks (DNB) with anaesthetics and rectus femoris muscle botulinum toxin (BoNT-A) injection in multiple sclerosis patients with unilateral stiff-knee gait. Design: Prospective observational study Subjects/Patients: Multiple sc...