Quality of life at 2 years is significantly impaired in stroke survivors and seems more difficult to predict than functional independence. However, in addition to these objective results, our interviews suggest that receiving adequate social support might be as important to patients as recovering independence.

Self-reported adverse events following botulinum toxin injections in spasticity are rare, often benign and of short duration in current clinical practice. Botulinum toxin is considered effective by patients in treating spasticity of the upper and lower limbs.

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