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Botulinum Toxin Type A for the Treatment of Lower Limb Spasticity after Stroke

, 2019
Post-stroke lower limb spasticity impairs balance and gait leading to reduced walking speed, often increasing wheelchair use and caregiver burden. Several studies have shown that appropriate treatments for lower limb spasticity after stroke include ...
Letizia S., Picelli A., Santamato A., Panza F., Intiso D., Cinone N., Baricich A., Ranieri M., Lozupone M., Daniele A., Santoro L.   +10 more
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Incidence estimate and guideline-oriented treatment for post-stroke spasticity: an analysis based on German statutory health insurance data

, 2013
Veronika Egen-Lappe, Ingrid Köster, Ingrid SchubertPMV Research Group, Department of Child and Adolescence Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyBackground: Spasticity after stroke has been internationally ...
Schubert I, Köster I, Egen-Lappe V   +2 more
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Spasticity Management with Botulinum Toxin in Post-stroke and Multiple Sclerosis Patients: A Retrospective, 'Real-world', Multicenter Study [PDF]

Background: While there is strong evidence for botulinum toxin-A (BoNT-A) in post-stroke spasticity, there is a paucity of data in multiple sclerosis and other conditions in real-world settings.
Beneteau, Mathieu, Butera, Calogera, Del Carro, Ubaldo, Filippi, Massimo, Caglioni, Patrizia M, Rivaroli, Anna, Esposito, Marcello, Pata, Mario, Assunta, Trinchillo, Giovannelli, Morena, Patrizia M Caglioni, Morena Giovannelli, Marcello Esposito, Ubaldo Del Carro, Anna Rivaroli, Trinchillo Assunta, Mario Pata, Massimo Filippi, Mathieu Beneteau, Calogera Butera   +19 more
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Association of medullary reticular formation ventral part with spasticity in mice suffering from photothrombotic stroke

NeuroImage
Strokes cause spasticity via stretch reflex hyperexcitability in the spinal cord, and spastic paralysis due to involuntary muscle contraction in the hands and fingers can severely restrict skilled hand movements.
Shogo Isumi, Daiki Futamura, Takuto Hanasaki, Yukito Sako, Shotaro Miyata, Hirohito Kan, Yumika Suzuki, Naoki Hasegawa, Hajime Mushiake, Satoshi Kametaka, Yasushi Uchiyama, Makoto Osanai, Sachiko Lee-Hotta   +12 more
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Four-fold increase in direct costs of stroke-survivors with spas-ticity compared to stroke-survivors without spasticity : the first year after the event

, 2010
Background and Purpose:The prevalence of spasticity after first-ever stroke is approximately 20%, but there are no health economic studies on costs associated with spasticity after stroke. The objective of our study was to estimate direct costs of stroke
Smits, Anja,, Lundström, Erik,, Terént, Andreas,, Borg, Jörgen,   +3 more
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How many stroke survivors develop problematic spasticity requiring pharmacological therapy? An international (Europe and USA) observational study protocol

BMJ Open
Introduction Current care plans for stroke survivors typically focus on acute management, resulting in many stroke survivors being discharged to their communities without adequate follow-up, despite their often experiencing significant post-stroke ...
Pascal Maisonobe, Sergiu Groppa, Simon Page, Richard D Zorowitz, Laura Serrano Barrenechea, Simon Butet, David Hernández Herrero, Rama Prasad, Susan Sandars, Seema Meloni, Alessandro Picelli   +10 more
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Development of elbow spasticity model for objective training of spasticity assessment of patients post stroke

, 2017
Reliable assessment is essential for the management of spasticity, one of the most frequent complication of various neurological diseases. For the spasticity assessment, several clinical tools have been developed and widely used in clinics.
Heesang Kim, Yoon, Yong-Soon, Kwang-Jae Lee, Lee, Kwang-Jae, Yong-Soon Yoon, Eun-Ji Son, Kim, Heesang, Si Hyun Kang, Hyung-Soon Park, Park, Hyung-Soon, Kang, Si Hyun, Son, Eun-Ji, Ji-Sun Oh, Jeong-Ho Park, Park, Jeongho, Oh, Ji-Sun   +15 more
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Assessing and quantifying the interactions between spasticity, proprioception, and motor function of the upper limb after stroke: A meta-analysis

Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering
Objective The objective of this study was to carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis of available literature on the relationships between spasticity, proprioception and motor function of the upper limb post-stroke. Methods Using the terms: stroke;
Jasmine Usher, Jacqui Morris, Alejandra Aranceta-Garza   +2 more
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Correlation between Improved Balance and Decreased Limb Spasticity and Improved Muscle Strength in Post-Stroke Hemiparesis

Approximately 80% of stroke patients experience disability in the form of hemiparesis (weakness of half of the body). Physiotherapy problems that commonly occur in post-stroke hemiparesis include decreased muscle strength, spasticity, and balance ...
Ayu Feratywi, Anita Candra Dewi
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A systematic review and meta-analyses exploring the predictors for upper limb spasticity during the first 12 months post-stroke

, 2017
Spasticity is a multifaceted clinical feature which presents in approximately 46% of the stroke survivors with upper limb impairments within the first 12 months post-stroke.
Tedesco Triccas, Lisa, Smith, Toby, Pomeroy, Valerie, Kennedy, Niamh   +3 more
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