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European Journal of Neurology | 2001

A randomized study of combined botulinum toxin type A and casting in the ambulant child with cerebral palsy using objective outcome measures.

Kaat Desloovere; Guy Molenaers; Ilse Jonkers; J. De Cat; L De Borre; J Nijs; Maria Eyssen; P. Pauwels; P. De Cock

It is recognized that objective gait analysis is of great value in planning a multilevel botulinum toxin type A (BTX‐A) treatment. After BTX‐A treatment, objective outcome measures can provide new and interesting information for each individual child with cerebral palsy (CP). Moreover, by studying group results, we may evaluate our treatment hypotheses. The present prospective study attempts to document the effect of integrated multilevel BTX‐A treatment on objective gait parameters and to define the optimal strategy for the combined treatment of BTX‐A with casting in children with cerebral palsy. Objective three‐dimensional gait analysis (3DGA) data were collected pre‐ and 2 months post‐treatment, in two randomized patient groups: a first group of 17 children treated with lower leg casting prior to BTX‐A injections, and a second group of 17 patients who received casting immediately after injections. The present study demonstrates that improved gait can be achieved after a multilevel BTX‐A treatment, combined with casting, using a set of 90 gait parameters. The most pronounced improvement was seen at the ankle joint. The results in the knee, hip and pelvis imply that multilevel treatment of the child with CP should start at an early age, in order to prevent development of muscle contractures. Slightly more pronounced benefits, mainly in the proximal joints, were seen for the children who were casted after injections as compared to the children who were casted before injections.


European Journal of Neurology | 2001

Single event multilevel botulinum toxin type A treatment and surgery: similarities and differences

Guy Molenaers; Kaat Desloovere; J. De Cat; Ilse Jonkers; L De Borre; P. Pauwels; J Nijs; Guy Fabry; P. De Cock

The present study attempts to provide objective evidence of two treatment options for children with cerebral palsy (CP): multilevel botulinum toxin type A (BTX‐A) injections and multilevel surgery. The purpose of the study was to clarify the differences and the similarities, and common treatment principles of both treatment strategies. Objective three dimensional gait analysis data were studied retrospectively in two patient groups pre‐ and post‐treatment (randomly selected from a group of children that were treated between 1998 and 1999). In the first group, 29 children with CP were managed with BTX‐A injections according to an integrated multilevel approach ( Molenaers et al., 1999a ). A second group of 23 children with CP were managed by a more traditional single event multilevel surgery, also according to an integrated approach. Our aim was to evaluate the differences as well as the similarities between both patient groups, using a set of 56 parameters selected from three‐dimensional gait analysis. The unifying concept between management with BTX‐A injections and orthopaedic surgery was the adoption of a multilevel approach at one session. The groups demonstrated considerable differences with respect to age, pretreatment condition and amount and level of improvement after treatment. The children who received BTX‐A were typically younger, and showed primary gait problems in the distal joints, whereas the children who underwent surgery demonstrated a higher frequency of gait deviations in the transverse plane and had more complications. Although the benefit of both treatments was confirmed by the present study, a difference in the amount and level of improvement was also demonstrated. In conclusion, these treatment modalities should be regarded as complementary rather than mutually exclusive treatments, with both calling for an integrated approach.


Gait & Posture | 2004

Can BTX-A treatment improve the walking pattern of elder children in CP ?

Kaat Desloovere; Guy Molenaers; J Nijs; L De Borre; M Eyssen; Petra Pauwels; Josse De Cat; Inge Franki; Catherine Huenaerts; B Callewaert


Gait & Posture | 2004

Effect of selective dorsal rhizotomy on gait in children with CP: the risk of including soleus and gluteus rootlets in the SDR procedure

Guy Molenaers; Kaat Desloovere; L De Borre; Petra Pauwels; Josse De Cat; M Eyssen; Paul De Cock; Bart Nuttin; J Nijs


Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology | 2004

Effect of selective dorsal rhizotomy on gait in children with cerebral palsy: the risk of including S2 roots in the SDR procedure

Guy Molenaers; Kaat Desloovere; Petra Pauwels; Josse De Cat; M Eyssen; L De Borre; Bart Nuttin; T Timmermans; J Nijs; M B Dunn


European Journal of Paediatric Neurology | 2003

Upper limb in hemiplegic cerebral palsy: - can clinical subgroups be recognised?

M Eyssen; Guy Molenaers; Hilde Feys; Kaat Desloovere; Catherine Huenaerts; L De Borre; Petra Pauwels; Paul De Cock


Gait & Posture | 2002

Is the dynamic approach in the treatment of clubfeet worthwhile to do ? An objective evaluation

Guy Molenaers; Kaat Desloovere; Pierre Moens; L De Borre; Anja Van Campenhout; Guy Fabry


Gait & Posture | 2002

The influence of BTX-A treatment on walking pattern of the more involved child with CP

Kaat Desloovere; Guy Molenaers; J Nijs; L De Borre; Petra Pauwels; M Eyssen; Paul De Cock


Gait & Posture | 2002

Intrathecal baclofen therapy in cerebral palsy patients

Petra Pauwels; Josse De Cat; Bart Nuttin; Guy Molenaers; L De Borre; Kaat Desloovere; Ilse Jonkers; Paul De Cock; M Eyssen


Abstract book | 2002

Multilevel treatment with BTX-A for children with CP: an objective evaluation

Kaat Desloovere; Guy Molenaers; Guy Fabry; Josse De Cat; L De Borre; J Nijs

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Kaat Desloovere

American Physical Therapy Association

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Guy Molenaers

American Physical Therapy Association

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J Nijs

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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Petra Pauwels

Catholic University of Leuven

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Josse De Cat

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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M Eyssen

American Physical Therapy Association

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Ilse Jonkers

American Physical Therapy Association

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Paul De Cock

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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Guy Fabry

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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Catherine Huenaerts

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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