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Long-Term Care Resident Awareness and Interest in Spasticity Treatments
Geriatrics, 2021 Spasticity is common in long-term care settings (affecting up to one in three residents), yet it remains under-treated despite safe and effective, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapies. One barrier to treatment may be lack of awareness of
Mallory L. Hacker +7 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Cognitive impairment is a common non‐motor symptom in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), negatively affecting autonomy and Quality of Life (QoL). Innovative rehabilitation strategies, such as semi‐immersive virtual reality (VR) and computerized cognitive training (CCT), may offer advantages over traditional cognitive rehabilitation (TCR ...
Maria Grazia Maggio +8 more
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Toxins(1) Background: Telemedicine is a vital tool for enhancing healthcare accessibility and outcomes at reduced costs. This study aimed to assess the usability of the Maia Connected Care telemedicine platform for managing spasticity in patients receiving ...
Stefania Spina +8 more
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Movement Disorders in Aicardi–Goutières Syndrome and Response to Immunomodulation
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study characterizes movement disorders and treatment responses in seven children with Aicardi–Goutières syndrome (AGS). We retrospectively evaluated motor phenotypes, neuroimaging, and interferon signatures in patients treated with baricitinib or anifrolumab. Spasticity affected all patients, while dystonia was present in 4/7.
Enrique Gonzalez Saez‐Diez +10 more
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Emerging theory of sensitization in post-stroke muscle spasticity
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2023 Spasticity, characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone and exaggerated reflexes, is a common complication in individuals with upper motor neuron syndrome, such as stroke survivors.
Areerat Suputtitada
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Just recently, successful chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy was reported in the first patient with refractory, anti‐diacylglycerol lipase alpha (DAGLA) antibody‐mediated autoimmune encephalitis, achieving partial clinical remission.
Dimitrios Mougiakakos +9 more
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Association Between Motor Pathway Damage and Motor Deficit in Upper and Lower Limb in People With MS
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Corticospinal tract damage is common in people with MS, but the degree of clinical symptoms varies. We hypothesize that corticospinal tract lesions are more extensive and severe in people with MS with motor impairments in both upper and lower limbs.
Mathilde Liffran +13 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 +8 more
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Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2021 Objective: To develop an algorithm for the selection of adults with disabling spasticity for treatment with intrathecal baclofen (ITB) and/or botulinum toxin type A (BoNT A).
Bo Biering-Soerensen +7 more
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