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Associations between muscle morphology and spasticity in children with spastic cerebral palsy

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 2023
Due to the heterogeneous clinical presentation of spastic cerebral palsy (SCP), which makes spasticity treatment challenging, more insight into the complex interaction between spasticity and altered muscle morphology is warranted.We studied associations between spasticity and muscle morphology and compared muscle morphology between commonly observed ...
Nicky Peeters, Britta Hanssen, Lynn Bar-On   +2 more
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Pharmacological management of muscle spasticity [PDF]

Journal of the Korean Medical Association, 2022
Background: Muscle spasticity is a neurologic disorder, which is considered one of the positive signs of upper motor neuron diseases. Spasticity is common after brain or spinal cord injury. Since spasticity results in tendon retraction, muscle weakness, pain, ankylosis, and disability in activities of daily living, treatment is warranted.Current ...
Eun Jae Ko, Dae-Yul Kim
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Methods of muscle spasticity assessment in children with cerebral palsy: a scoping review [PDF]

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Background Evaluating muscle spasticity in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is essential for determining the most effective treatment strategies. This scoping review assesses the current methods used to evaluate muscle spasticity, highlighting both ...
Mehdi Nourizadeh, Babak Shadgan, Samin Abbasidezfouli, Maria Juricic, Kishore Mulpuri   +4 more
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Assessing muscle architecture with ultrasound: implications for spasticity

European Journal of Translational Myology
Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A (BoNT-A) injections using Ultrasound (US) guidance have led to research evaluating changes in muscle architecture. Controversy remains as to what constitutes increased Echo-Intensity (EI) in spastic muscles and whether this ...
Ève Boissonnault, April Hyon, Michael C. Munin, Mirko Filippetti, Alessandro Picelli, Chloe Haldane, Rajiv Reebye   +6 more
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the management of calf muscle spasticity in cerebral palsy: A pilot study [PDF]

IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 2021
This study sets out to evaluate the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in the management of calf muscle spasticity in children with cerebral palsy. The study follows a one group pre-test–post-test design involving fifteen
Delali Logosu, Thomas A. Tagoe, Patrick Adjei   +2 more
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Spasticity and muscle contracture following stroke [PDF]

Brain, 1996
It has become increasingly recognized that the major functional deficits following brain damage are largely due to "negative' features such as weakness and loss of dexterity rather than spasticity. A variety of studies suggest that spasticity is a distinct problem and separate from the loss of dexterity, but that it may be implicated in the formation ...
N J O'Dwyer, Louise Ada, Peter D Neilson   +2 more
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Thoracic 9 Spinal Transection-Induced Model of Muscle Spasticity in the Rat: A Systematic Electrophysiological and Histopathological Characterization. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The development of spinal hyper-reflexia as part of the spasticity syndrome represents one of the major complications associated with chronic spinal traumatic injury (SCI).
Jose A Corleto, Mariana Bravo-Hernández, Kota Kamizato, Osamu Kakinohana, Camila Santucci, Michael R Navarro, Oleksandr Platoshyn, Dasa Cizkova, Nadezda Lukacova, Julian Taylor, Martin Marsala   +10 more
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ANTAGONIST VERSUS AGONIST MUSCLE NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON SPASTICITY IN STROKE PATIENTS

International Journal of Physiotherapy, 2017
Background: Spasticity is the common problem encountered in the treatment of hemiplegic patients. Various treatment techniques have been developed to reduce spasticity, neuromuscular electrical stimulation is one of them. Several studies have proved that
Suchetha P. S, Dhanesh Kumar K. U, Mallikarjunaiah H. S.   +2 more
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Reliability and Validity of the Modified Heckmatt Scale in Evaluating Muscle Changes With Ultrasound in Spasticity

Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 2020
Objectives: To determine the reliability and validity of the Modified Heckmatt scale in assessing muscle echotexture in spasticity. Design: Prospective, observational, 2-center study. Two residents and 2 ultrasound experienced staff physicians each rated
Marisa C. Moreta, DO, Alana Fleet, MD, Rajiv Reebye, MD, FRCPC, Gina McKernan, PhD, Michael Berger, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Jordan Farag, MD, Michael C. Munin, MD   +6 more
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Muscle-Specific Dosing of OnabotulinumtoxinA in Post-Stroke Upper-Limb Spasticity: A Descriptive Literature Review [PDF]

Toxins
Background: Botulinum neurotoxin type A is widely used in the management of post-stroke upper-limb spasticity; however, many studies report total injected doses rather than muscle-specific dosing, limiting clinical applicability.
Małgorzata Cisowska-Adamiak, Magdalena Mackiewicz-Milewska, Elżbieta Dorota Miller   +2 more
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