Value of botulinum toxin injections preceding a comprehensive rehabilitation period for children with spastic cerebral palsy: A cost-effectiveness study

• Main Authors: Fabienne Schasfoort (Author), Annet Dallmeijer (Author), Robert Pangalila (Author), Coriene Catsman (Author), Henk Stam (Author), Jules Becher (Author), Ewout Steyerberg (Author), Suzanne Polinder (Author), Johannes Bussmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Despite the widespread use of botulinum toxin in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy, its value prior to intensive physiotherapy with adjunctive casting/orthoses remains unclear. Design: A pragmatically designed, multi-centre trial, comparing the effectiveness of botulinum tox...