MRI changes in calf muscles of two children with cerebral palsy following Botulinum Toxin Type A injections: a preliminary report

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS-PART B(2022)

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Intramuscular injections of Botulinum Toxin Type A (BoNT-A) in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) have been introduced in clinical practice with the aim of reducing muscle tone, preventing muscle contractures and, ultimately, improving function. The aim of this study was to evaluate prospectively the MRI changes in the calf muscles, gastrocnemius (GN) and soleus (S) of two children with unilateral spastic CP (US-CP), prior and more than 1-year following BoNT-A injections. Two male patients with US-CP were injected at the level of the GN and S muscles. Patients underwent a first lower extremity MRI prior to the first BoNT-A injection at the level of GN and S muscles of the affected side. A second MRI was perfomed 34 and 22 months after the index procedure, respectively. Both legs were investigated together symmetrically, to allow a precise comparison between muscles and structures. The MRI protocol included three sequences: axial-T2 weighted tse, SPACE and axial-T1 weighted. We found that BoNT-A injected GN and S muscles had increased signal intensity on the MRI performed 22 and 34 months after index procedure, when compared to the contralateral, not placebo injected (NaCl) leg. To the best of our knowledge, no previous studies have investigated the changes induced in muscle structures in ambulatory children with US-CP managed by BoNT-A injections. Level of evidence: II.
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Botulinum Toxin Type A, children, denervation atrophy, MRI, spastic cerebral palsy
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