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Abstract
The aim of this study was to study spasticity and the role of Botulinum toxin injection in its treatment and improvement of function, in Neurology out-patient clinic in Minia University hospital.
The patients diagnoses were including (stroke, cerebral palsy (CP), hereditary spastic paraparesis (HPS) and miscellaneous (multiple sclerosis ”MS” – post encephalitic).
Thirty four patients (15 males, 19 females) were included. Their age ranges from 6 to 62 years suffering from upper motor neuron syndrome (UMNS) based on clinical and radiological data. They were recruited from the neuropsychiatric outpatient clinic in Minia University hospital.
This prospective study was approved by Medical Research Ethical Committee. The study has been held in the period from October 2016 to July 2017.
We found a statistically significant functional improvement after botulinum toxin injection in all cases of different diagnoses.