Upper-limb range of motion in children with cerebral palsy treated with botulinum neurotoxin: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our aim was to investigate change over time of passive range of motion (pROM) in the upper limbs of children with cerebral palsy (CP), treated or not treated with botulinum neurotoxin-A (BoNT-A).

Methods

Data from 2000 to 2017 were collected from the Cerebral Palsy follow-up program and registry in Sweden (CPUP) for children with spastic or dyskinetic CP. Mixed models were used to analyse changes in pROM from the first, until the last measurement for five upper limb movements.

Results

The study involved 496 children with CP, aged 1-15 years (median 2 years, Interquartile range = 4). Of these, 22% had received at least one BoNT-A treatment. Contractures were classified as red (severe) or yellow (moderate) based on the Traffic Light system within CPUP. About

SUBMITTER: Hedberg-Graff J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12849247 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature