| Abstrakt: |
A recent study conducted in Leuven, Belgium, examined the effects of Botulinum toxin-A (BoNT-A) injection on the muscle structure of children with cerebral palsy (CP). The study found that BoNT-A had both positive and negative effects on the medial gastrocnemius (MG) muscle in CP children. The fiber cross-sectional area (fCSA) decreased at 3 months but increased at 6 months after BoNT-A treatment. Additionally, there was an increase in fiber size variability and a higher proportion of type I fibers at both time points. The study suggests that BoNT-A induces alterations in the MG muscle, which persist for 6 months but show signs of recovery. [Extracted from the article] |
