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Site and size of lesion predict post-stroke spasticity: A retrospective magnetic resonance imaging study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2020
Objective: Clinical parameters for prediction of post-stroke spasticity are well established. This report introduces 2 brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters (infarct volume and topographic distribution) as post-stroke spasticity predictors ...
Songjin Ri, Anatol Kivi, Peter P. Urban, Thomas Wolf, Jörg Wissel   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Dyskinesia and Progressive Ataxia-Spasticity Syndrome Caused by a Biallelic Variant in KCNJ10. [PDF]

Mov Disord Clin Pract
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Desjardins C, Baik J, Bresciani L, Nilles C, Foucard C, Georget M, Daghsen L, Degos B, Méneret A, Roze E.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

MS Spasticity: Take Control (STC) for ambulatory adults: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BMC Neurology, 2020
Background Spasticity affects 60–80% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), impacting activity, participation and quality of life. We developed the group delivered spasticity self-management program, “MS Spasticity: Take Control” (STC), with DVDs for ...
Cinda L. Hugos, Michelle H. Cameron
doaj   +1 more source

Early Identification, Intervention and Management of Post-stroke Spasticity: Expert Consensus Recommendations

Journal of Central Nervous System Disease, 2021
Stroke patients with spasticity usually require long-lasting care and interventions but frequently report that outpatient and community treatment is limited, reflecting a significant unmet need in health and social care provision.
Ganesh Bavikatte, Ganesh Subramanian, Stephen Ashford, Rhoda Allison, Dawn Hicklin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Canadian Physicians’ Use of Ultrasound in Spasticity Treatment: A National Cross-Sectional Survey

Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation
Objective: To identify potential barriers and obstacles preventing clinicians from adopting ultrasound for spasticity management. Design: A prospective, cross-sectional national survey. Setting: Web-based platform. Participants: Thirty-six physicians and
Fraser MacRae, BSc, Ève Boissonnault, MD, Alto Lo, MD, Heather Finlayson, MD, Paul Winston, MD, Omar Khan, MD, Heather Dow, Farris Kassam, BSc, Rajiv Reebye, MD   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated Management of Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity and Associated Symptoms Using the Spasticity-Plus Syndrome Concept: Results of a Structured Specialists' Discussion Using the Workmat® Methodology

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment has radically improved over the last years; however, MS symptom management is still challenging. The novel Spasticity-Plus syndrome was conceptualized to frame several spasticity-related symptoms that can be ...
Oscar Fernandez, Lucienne Costa-Frossard, Maria Luisa Martínez-Ginés, Paloma Montero, Jose María Prieto-González, Lluís Ramió-Torrentà, Lluís Ramió-Torrentà, Lluís Ramió-Torrentà   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

SPG4 and Dementia: Expanding the Clinical Spectrum

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a group of disorders characterized by progressive spasticity and lower limb weakness, with mutations in SPG4/SPAST being the most common cause. Detailed studies and clinical and molecular comparisons across different populations are missing.
Emanuele Panza, Arun Meyyazhagan, Eliseo Picchi, Gustavo Ribas, Ingrid Faber, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Preethi Basavaraju, Paolo Eusebi, Haripriya Kuchi Bhotla, Mario Stasi, Fabrizio Gaudiello, Francesco Patti, Filippo Maria Santorelli, Marcondes Cavalcante França Jr, José Luiz Pedroso, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive, Peter Henry St George‐Hyslop, Toshitaka Kawarai, Antonio Orlacchio   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spasticity [PDF]

, 2008
Any lesion in the descending tracts of the central nervous system (CNS), at any level (i.e. cortex, internal capsule, brain stem, or spinal cord), can lead to a combination of sensorimotor symptoms, including spasticity (Table 1).
Pandyan, A., Hermens, Hermanus J., Johnson, G.   +2 more
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Non‐interventional, prospective, observational study on spasticity‐associated symptom control with nabiximols as add‐on therapy in patients with multiple sclerosis spasticity in Austria

Brain and Behavior, 2023
Background and purpose Randomized controlled trials and observational studies of nabiximols oromucosal spray in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) spasticity have shown improvement in a range of associated symptoms (pain, spasms, fatigue, bladder ...
Michael Guger, Robert Hatschenberger, Fritz Leutmezer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source