title: Effectiveness of botulinum toxin type A on gait and quality of life in adult post-stroke patients with lower limb spasticity: a systematic review protocol.
abstract: The objective of this review is to examine the current best available evidence on the effectiveness of botulinum toxin type A on gait (velocity and distance) and quality of life (QoL) in adult post-stroke patients with lower limb spasticity.More specifically, this review aims to determine the effectiveness of botulinum toxin type A on adult post-stroke patients with lower limb spasticity in relation to.
authors.affiliation: 1School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 2Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
authors.forename: Wing Hong
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Anupam Datta
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D009465:Neuromuscular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011788:Quality of Life; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic
chemical_list: D009465:Neuromuscular Agents; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A