Changes of the spasticity patterns in children with cerebral palsy GMFCS III at the age of 2 to 12 years

Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova
A L KurenkovV V Chernikov

Abstract

Spastic muscles in the pathological motor patterns may change at different ages that leads to the changes in anti-spastic treatment. To study the specific patterns of spasticity in CP patients with level III according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) in different age periods. A retrospective analysis of injection protocols of Abobotulinum toxin A for 99 patients with bilateral spastic CP GMFCS III at the age of 2 to 12 years was performed. Spasticity patterns were evaluated according to the frequency of target muscle selection for the botulinum toxin A (Abobotulinum toxin A) injections. The equinus foot deformity (89.7%, 95%CI 72.8-97.2) and its combination with internal hip rotation (79.3%, 95% CI 61.3-90.5) and/or hip adduction (65.5%, 95% CI 47.3-80.2) were the main lower extremity spasticity pattern for the patients aged 2 to 4 years. Between 4 and 6 years, there was the decrease in injections to the gastrocnemius muscle (75%, 95% CI 52.8-89.2), and less to the m. gracilis (70%, 95% CI 47.9-85.7) and hip adductors (55% 95 CI 34.2-74.2). In the 6-12 year old patients, the predominant spasticity patterns were internal hip rotation (80%, 95% CI 66.8-88.9), adduction (54%, 95% CI 40.4-67.0) and knee fle...Continue Reading

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Jan 19, 2021·Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova·A L KurenkovKh M Karimova

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