Abstract

FRANCO, Caroline Buarque; PIRES, Larissa de Castro; PONTES, Lucieny da Silva  and  SOUSA, Emanuel de Jesus de. Evaluation of the width to articulate of the ankle in children with cerebral paralysis after the application of botulinum toxin proceeded by physiotherapy. Rev. Para. Med. [online]. 2006, vol.20, n.3, pp.43-49. ISSN 0101-5907.

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the degree of width of movement of the articulation of the ankle in children with cerebral paralysis, of the type diparetic and tetraparetic spastic, after the application of Botulinum Toxyn type A in gastrocnemius muscles proceeded by physiotherapy. METHOD: were accomplished a study prospective, traverse and observacional, they were appraised 10 children, of both sexes, presenting an age group from 2 to 7 years, being 5 diparetic and 5 tetraparetic of the type spastic, with presence of bilateral bilateral equinus .Were accomplished 3 evaluations in intervals before and powders blockade, and the degree of mobility of the ankle obtained through the goniometry to articulate. RESULTS: it was verified that the injection intramuscular of Botulinum Toxyn type A increased the degree of movement of the articulation of the ankle and still, it increased the punctuation in the scale of activities dynamics. Conclusion: the Botulinum Toxyn type A combined with physiotherapy is an effective method in the process of patient rehabilitation that they present spasticity for sequel of Cerebral Paralysis.

Keywords : Cerebral Paralysis; Spasticity; Botulinum Toxin type A; Physiotherapy.

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