Research Info

Title
Predicting improvement in writer’s cramp symptoms following botulinum neurotoxin injection therapy
Type Article
Keywords
Writer's cramp, assessment, BoNT-A injections, responder
Abstract
A comprehensive assessment was employed to measure various symptom aspects. Clinical scales, full upper-limb kinematic measures, self-report, and task performance measures were assessed for nine writer’s cramp patients at baseline. Patients received two BoNT-A injections then were classified as responders or non-responders based on a quantified self-report measure. Baseline scores were compared between groups, across all measures, to determine which scores predicted a positive BoNT-A response
Researchers Mallory E. Jackman (First researcher)
Mehdi Delrobaei (Second researcher)
Fariborz Rahimi (Third researcher)
Seyed Farokh Atashzar (Fourth researcher)
Mahya Shahbazi (Fifth researcher)
Rajni Patel (Not in first six researchers)
Mandar Jog (Not in first six researchers)