NeuroRehabilitation
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NeuroRehabilitation · Jan 2014
Controlled Clinical TrialEffect of exercise on balance in persons with mild cognitive impairment.
Individuals with definite cognitive impairment and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) show motor dysfunction. ⋯ Persons with MCI had poorer balance control ability as compared with normal healthy persons. More than one year of steady exercise can be helpful for the improvement of balance in both MCI and normal persons.
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NeuroRehabilitation · Jan 2014
High doses of a new botulinum toxin type A (NT-201) in adult patients with severe spasticity following brain injury and cerebral palsy.
Spasticity can be a severe disabling disorder requiring high-dose injections of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A). Efficacy and safety of high BoNT-A doses in reducing multi-level spasticity of subjects with brain injury and cerebral palsy were investigated. Pain and functional outcome were also assessed. ⋯ High-dose BoNT-A injections were effective and safe in reducing spasticity of BI and CP subjects. A significant reduction of the pain was also observed, but global functionality and arm dexterity were unchanged.