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Spasticity syndrome in cerebral pathology: evaluation and clinical models

Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика, 2021
Knowing the frequency of spasticity patterns in different muscles allows correcting the botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) administration schemes and creating spasticity models that could predict the drug consumption and treatment cost.Objective: to develop ...
A. P. Kovalenko, I. A. Voznyuk, V. K. Misikov   +2 more
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Method of motor function recovery in patients with muscle spasticity after stroke

Pedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical Training and Sports, 2014
Purpose: to prove the effectiveness of an innovative method of recovery of motor function of persons with spasticity after stroke. Material: in the experiment involved 26 patients aged 45-68 years who have had an ischemic stroke, a period of illness from
V.S. Potokii
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A Portable Soft Robotic Glove with Fully Functional Thumb Assistance for Complex Dexterous Fine Motor Skills

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A portable, sensorized, and controlled dexterous thumb‐enhanced glove helps stroke survivors swipe phones, twist caps, and perform other tasks. It is based on a powerful continuously, segmented origami dual chamber actuator to achieve active thumb CMC and MCP joint assistance and passively extend the IP joint.
Disheng Xie, Zhen Wang, Zhongping Ye, Minghao Liu, Xiangqian Shi, Shuk Fan Tong, Jianbin Liu, Chuanbin Mao, Thomas W. Leung, Haitao Liu, Raymond Kai‐yu Tong   +10 more
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Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy after Botulinum Toxin Injection for Post-Stroke Upper Extremity Spasticity: A Randomized Controlled Study

Toxins
Post-stroke spasticity is a common complication that limits the functional performance of patients. Botulinum toxin (BTx) is an effective treatment for spasticity. Numerous researchers have applied extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) to address post-
Junhee Lee, Seung Nam Yang
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Severe ADEM‐Like Neuroinflammatory Disease and Cerebrovascular Fragility With Recurrent Pseudoaneurysms and Moyamoya in a Familial Germline CBL Mutation: Expanding the Clinical Phenotype

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Heterozygous germline variants in CBL disrupt its function as a negative regulator of the Ras/MAPK pathway, classically predisposing to Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) and moyamoya. We describe two affected siblings carrying a paternally inherited CBL variant (c.1210 T> C, p.
Michal Bar‐Hakim, Anat Abramovich, Sara Via‐Dorembus, Gali Heimer, Bruria Ben‐Zeev, Etai Adam, Assaf A. Barg, Jonathan Roth, Basheer Sheick‐Yousif, Rony Beeri Berkowiz, Michal Feldon, Haim Bassan, Moran Hausman‐Kedem   +12 more
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Management of spasticity with onabotulinumtoxinA: practical guidance based on the italian real-life post-stroke spasticity survey [PDF]

, 2018
The present paper provides practical guidance on the management of adult spasticity with OnabotulinumtoxinA. Advisory Board members reviewed the available evidence and discussed their personal experiences in order to address the unmet needs in the ...
Smania, Nicola, Baricich, Alessio, Sandrini, Giorgio, Picelli, A, Picelli, Alessandro, Paolucci, Stefano, Cisari, C, Baricich, A, Cisari, Carlo   +8 more
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A guide to neuromodulation in drug‐resistant epilepsy

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuromodulation is approved for the treatment of drug‐resistant epilepsy. It has been increasingly utilized over the past two decades with the approval of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and responsive neurostimulation (RNS) in addition to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)—particularly in patients who are not deemed to be good resective surgical ...
Prachi Parikh, Irena Dolezawa, Manu Hegde, Lukas Imbach, Brian N. Lundstrom, Francesca Pizzo, Vikram R. Rao, Jaysingh Singh, Derek Southwell, Satsuke Watanabe, Birgit Frauscher   +10 more
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Advanced quantitative estimation methods for spasticity: a literature review

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
Post-stroke spasticity seriously affects patients’ quality of life. Spasticity is considered to involve both neural and non-neural factors. Current clinical scales, such as the Modified Ashworth Scale and the Modified Tardieu Scale, lack reliability and ...
Zichong Luo, Wai Leung Ambrose Lo, Ruihao Bian, Sengfat Wong, Le Li   +4 more
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Data‐Driven Insights into Hyperkinetic Disorders in Neurodevelopmental Syndromes and Epileptic Encephalopathies

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Childhood‐onset hyperkinetic movement disorders occur in a range of genetic conditions. Recently, there has been an increase in recognition of hyperkinetic movement disorders, mainly dystonia, chorea and dyskinesia, with monogenic conditions associated with neurodevelopmental delay (NDD) and also with developmental and epileptic ...
Hugo Morales‐Briceño, Shekeeb S. Mohammad, Rajeshwar Reddy Angiti, Velda Han, Michel Tchan, Russell C. Dale, Victor S.C. Fung   +6 more
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Which brain lesions produce spasticity? An observational study on 45 stroke patients.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Spasticity is an important barrier that can hinder the restoration of function in stroke patients. Although several studies have attempted to elucidate the relationship between brain lesions and spasticity, the effects of specific brain lesions on the ...
Kyoung Bo Lee, Bo Young Hong, Joon Sung Kim, Bomi Sul, Sang Cheol Yoon, Eun-Kyu Ji, Dong Baek Son, Byong Yong Hwang, Seong Hoon Lim   +8 more
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