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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin type A in upper limb spasticity in patients with strokeA M Bakheit
Stroke Unit, Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth, UK
Eur J Neurol 8:559-65. 2001..To study the efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin type A (BtxA) in the treatment of upper limb muscle spasticity, caused by stroke...- The rate and extent of improvement with therapy from the different types of aphasia in the first year after strokeA M O Bakheit
Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, UK
Clin Rehabil 21:941-9. 2007..To examine the rate and extent of improvement from the different types of aphasia in the first year after stroke... - A prospective, randomized, parallel group, controlled study of the effect of intensity of speech and language therapy on early recovery from poststroke aphasiaA M O Bakheit
Stroke Unit, Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth, UK
Clin Rehabil 21:885-94. 2007..To examine whether the amount of speech and language therapy influences the recovery from poststroke aphasia... - Recognition of acute illness in people with chronic neurological disabilityA M O Bakheit
Plymouth Primary Care NHS Trust, Stroke Unit, Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth PL4 7QD, UK
Postgrad Med J 82:267-9. 2006..The aim of this article is to describe the main atypical manifestations of acute illness in patients with chronic disabling neurological disorders... - The effects of isotonic and isokinetic muscle stretch on the excitability of the spinal alpha motor neurones in patients with muscle spasticityA M O Bakheit
Peninsula Medical School and Plymouth Primary Care Trust, Plymouth, UK
Eur J Neurol 12:719-24. 2005..However, the lack of a demonstrable benefit of treatment may be due the fact that we examined the effects of a single, rather than repeated treatment cycles... - High scores on the Western Aphasia Battery correlate with good functional communication skills (as measured with the Communicative Effectiveness Index) in aphasic stroke patientsA M O Bakheit
Stroke Rehabilitation Unit, Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth, UK
Disabil Rehabil 27:287-91. 2005..To examine the correlation between an impairment-level and a functional-level assessment scale of aphasia... - Drug treatment of poststroke aphasiaA M O Bakheit
Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth PL4 7QD, UK
Expert Rev Neurother 4:211-7. 2004..This review provides a critical analysis of the current evidence of the effectiveness of these drugs in the treatment of acute and chronic aphasia... - Supernumerary phantom limb after strokeA M O Bakheit
Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, UK
Postgrad Med J 81:e2. 2005..This article presents a patient who reported a supernumerary phantom limb (pseudopolymelia) after spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage and discusses the possible underlying mechanisms for this rare phenomenon... - The beneficial antispasticity effect of botulinum toxin type A is maintained after repeated treatment cyclesA M O Bakheit
Peninsula Medical School, Mount Gould Hospital, PL4 7QD, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 75:1558-61. 2004..To study the efficacy, safety, and incidence of BtxA antibody formation with repeated treatments with BtxA in post-stroke upper limb muscle spasticity... - Botulinum toxin in the management of childhood muscle spasticity: comparison of clinical practice of 17 treatment centresA M O Bakheit
Peninsula Medical School and Plymouth Primary Care Trust, Plymouth, UK
Eur J Neurol 10:415-9. 2003..The present study also demonstrates the disagreement between clinicians on the optimal dose of BtxA for individual muscles and confirms that the injections can be carried out without GA in almost all cases... - The relation between Ashworth scale scores and the excitability of the alpha motor neurones in patients with post-stroke muscle spasticityA M O Bakheit
Peninsula Medical School and Plymouth Primary Care Trust, Plymouth, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:646-8. 2003..The modified Ashworth scale (MAS) is the most widely used method for assessing muscle spasticity in clinical practice and research. However, the validity of this scale has been challenged... - The effects of botulinum toxin treatment on associated reactions of the upper limb on hemiplegic gait--a pilot studyA M O Bakheit
Stroke Unit, Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth, PL4 7QD, UK
Disabil Rehabil 24:519-22. 2002..It is hypothesized that the treatment of localized muscle spasticity with botulinum toxin type A (BtxA) would abolish the ARs and improve balance and mobility... - The possible adverse effects of intramuscular botulinum toxin injections and their managementA Magid O Bakheit
Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Stroke Unit, Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth, UK
Curr Drug Saf 1:271-9. 2006..The purpose of this article is to review the possible adverse effects of botulinum toxin intramuscular injections, to describe the factors that might predispose to them and to summarise the strategies for their prevention and treatment... - Comparison of three definitions of the mid-stance and mid-swing events of the gait cycle in childrenT Gibson
Plymouth Movement Analysis Laboratory, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, UK
Disabil Rehabil 28:625-8. 2006..The use of this definition may prevent misunderstanding and permit comparison of the results of the different gait analysis studies... - Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of gait measurements with CODA mpx30 motion analysis systemV Maynard
Plymouth Institute of Health Studies, Plymouth, UK
Gait Posture 17:59-67. 2003..The poor reproducibility of kinematic variables may be due to problems with the accurate placement of markers on the surface anatomical landmarks...