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Increased muscle tone and contracture late after ischemic stroke
Brain and Behavior, 2020 Background Systematic studies on increased muscle tone and spasticity late after ischemic stroke, without any selection, are limited. Therefore, we aimed to determine the prevalence of increased muscle tone, classical spasticity and contracture and ...
Carina U. Persson +5 more
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Diagnosis and Treatment of` Spasticity and Stiff Muscles [PDF]
EBioMedicine, 2016 Central nervous system (CNS) diseases such as cerebral palsy (CP), stroke (CVA), spinal cord injury (SCI) or multiple sclerosis (MS) often engender impaired motor control that might affect the performance of activities, to a level that requires intervention to improve the quality of life for the patient.
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Exploration of Neuroprotective Therapy, 2022 Stroke causes acute neurological deficit which is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Neurorehabilitation is an important dimension in the management of post-stroke deficits. Spasticity, pain, and neurological deficits are contributors to post-
Nirmal Surya, Guhan Ramamurthy
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Acta Orthopaedica, 2019 Background and purpose — Spasticity is often regarded as a major cause of functional limitation in children with cerebral palsy (CP). We analyzed the spasticity development with age in the gastrosoleus muscle in children with CP.
Olof Lindén +3 more
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Does acute passive stretching increase muscle length in children with cerebral palsy? [PDF]
, 2013 This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund. Copyright @ The Authors. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use ...
Theis, Nicola +13 more
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The correlation between lower limb spasticity and proprioceptive dysfunction in post-stroke patients
Frontiers in NeurologyObjectiveTo investigate the correlation between lower limb spasticity and proprioception in stroke patients, to analyze the influencing factors of spasticity, and to evaluate the predictive value of musculoskeletal ultrasound parameters on spasticity ...
Shiai Gao, Zifu Yu, Xihua Liu
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Hemiparesis and spasticity are common co-occurring manifestations of hemispheric stroke. The relationship between impaired precision and force in voluntary movement (hemiparesis) and the increment in muscle tone that stems from dysregulated activity of ...
Silvi Frenkel-Toledo +7 more
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Toxins, 2021 Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) represents a first-line treatment for spasticity, a common disabling consequence of many neurological diseases. Electrical stimulation of motor nerve endings has been reported to boost the effect of BoNT-A. To date, a wide
Alessandro Picelli +6 more
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Applied Sciences, 2020 Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the biceps brachii and flexor carpi radialis stiffness in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
Małgorzata Smoter +4 more
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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 +2 more
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