Three‐year outcomes of repeated botulinum neurotoxin A injections to the lower extremities in young children with spastic cerebral palsy in <scp>GMFCS</scp> levels I to <scp>III</scp>
Repeated BoNT-A injections over 3 years were not associated with improvements in gross motor function or passive ankle dorsiflexion range in young children with spastic CP functioning in GMFCS levels I to III compared to a comparison group not receiving BoNT-A.
Authors
- Peter Rosenbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6751-5613)
- Lauren Switzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7806-3923)
- F. Virginia Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9713-4536)
- Unni Narayanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0051-9622)
- Darcy L. Fehlings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2680-1028)
- Emma Bohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7966-0228)
- Gary Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4716-3539)
- Charles H. Goldsmith
Institutions
- McMaster University Medical Centre (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (CA)
- Software Training and Development Centre (IN)
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.70031
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94