Comprehensive assessment of therapy using the GMFM scale in a female patient with cerebral palsy treated with botulinum toxin
Journal Title: Rehabilitacja Medyczna - Year 2015, Vol 19, Issue 4
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of therapy using the GMFM scale in a female patient with cerebral palsy treated with botulinum toxin.Material and Methods: The observation involved a 5-year-old girl diagnosed with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy. The study was conducted at a University Children's Hospital. The patient participated in two 3-week rehabilitation camps involving a comprehensive therapy. Each camp began two weeks after injections of botulinum toxin. The effects of the therapy were assessed using the GMFM scale, and the assessment was performed both before the treatment and after its completion.Results: The results showed an improvement in the motor functions assessed with the GMFM scale and in the structure of the body, the body functions, and levels of activity and participation after the application of a comprehensive and systematic therapeutic intervention.Conclusion: Regular administration of botulinum toxin alongside a comprehensive therapeutic treatment improved the patient’s motor functions and enabled her to achieve new motor functions.
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Anna Strus, Dorota Gazurek
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