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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2026

Enhancing Cardiopulmonary Function Through Spasticity Reduction-Effects of Botulinum Toxin A After Stroke: A Prospective Before-After Study.

Laura Marieta Alexa, Alexandru-Cosmin Palcău, Livia Florentina Păduraru, Daniel Alexa, Claudia Andreea Palcău, Maria Magdalena Leon, Mihai Roca, Adriana Mihaela Ilieșiu, Lucia Corina Dima-Cozma

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Article in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Laura Marieta AlexaDoctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 700115 Iași, Romania.
Alexandru-Cosmin PalcăuFaculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0009-0009-5145-5404
Livia Florentina PăduraruFaculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Daniel AlexaDepartment of Neurology, Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital, 700661 Iasi, Romania.
Claudia Andreea PalcăuFaculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Maria Magdalena LeonFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 700111 Iași, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5836-1322
Mihai RocaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 700111 Iași, Romania.
Adriana Mihaela IlieșiuFaculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Lucia Corina Dima-CozmaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 700111 Iași, Romania.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Botulinum Toxins, Type AMuscle SpasticityStrokeAgedExercise TestFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuromuscular AgentsOxygen ConsumptionProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeBotulinum Toxins, Type ANeuromuscular Agentsbotulinum toxin Acardiopulmonary functionexercise capacitypost-stroke spasticitystroke rehabilitation

Identifiers

PMID42356079
PMCPMC13304414

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