Phenol block in the treatment of spasticity.
Injection of dilute phenol to peripheral nerves or motor block areas when there is spasticity, can, by damage to the nerves or motor areas, relieve the spastic condition, allow better nursing care, free the patient from the embarrassment of a contorted limb and may allow voluntary movement to take place.
Gibson
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Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000628:therapy*; D009407:Nerve Block; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000139:chemically induced; D019800:Phenol; D010636:Phenols / Q000009:adverse effects
D010636:Phenols; D019800:Phenol