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SUBMITTER: Wissel J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7058702 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in neurology 20200228
<b>Background:</b> Recent studies of botulinum toxin for post-stroke spasticity indicate potential benefits of early treatment (i. e., first 6 months) in terms of developing hypertonicity, pain and passive function limitations. This non-interventional, longitudinal study aimed to assess the impact of disease duration on the effectiveness of abobotulinumtoxinA treatment for upper limb spasticity. <b>Methods:</b> The early-BIRD study (NCT01840475) was conducted between February 2013 and 2018 in 43 ...[more]