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Integrating Telemedicine in Botulinum Toxin Type-A Treatment for Spasticity Management: Perspectives and Challenges from Italian Healthcare Professionals

open access: yesToxins
(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
doaj   +1 more source

Progressive Parkinsonism in PPP2R5D‐Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT PPP2R5D‐related neurodevelopmental disorder (Houge–Janssens syndrome type 1) is a rare autosomal dominant condition characterized by macrocephaly, intellectual disability, and epilepsy. Progressive parkinsonism is an emerging adult phenotype that neurologists should be aware of since timely genetic diagnosis opens the door to disease‐modifying
Katerina Bernardi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The nurse's role in assessing and measuring spasticity.

open access: yes, 2006
Spasticity is a common feature of neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke, brain and spinal injuries. The management of spasticity remains a challenge for not only the person with spasticity but also their family ...
Jarrett, Louise
core   +1 more source

Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Three Approaches for Botulinum Toxin Injection into Tibialis Posterior Muscle in Chronic Stroke Patients with Equinovarus Foot: An Observational Study

open access: yesToxins, 2021
Spastic equinovarus (SEV) foot deformity is commonly observed in patients with post-stroke spasticity. Tibialis posterior (TP) is a common target for botulinum toxin type-A (BoNT-A) injection, as a first-line treatment in non-fixed SEV deformity.
Stefania Spina   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neurological, Neurodevelopmental and Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to characterize intellectual and motor function, neurological features including epilepsy, treatment response, and adaptive behavior in patients with pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD) in Sweden.
Antri Savvidou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neuromechanical measurement of motor impairments in relation to upper limb activity limitations after stroke

open access: yes, 2011
Loss of upper-limb function is a problem following stroke. Recent research has led to the emergence of new treatments but progress is hampered by lack of reliable objective measures of impairment, and understanding of the underlying impairment mechanisms
Turk, R., Turk, R
core   +1 more source

Emerging theory of sensitization in post-stroke muscle spasticity

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

A Novel KCNA1 Variant in a Patient With Tremor and Autism Spectrum Disorder Causes Mixed LOF/GOF Defects of Kv1.1 Channels

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Variants in KCNA1, encoding the Kv1.1 potassium channel, cause neurological disorders including episodic ataxia and developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. We identified a novel KCNA1 variant (A401T) in a 16‐year‐old patient with autism spectrum disorder, borderline intellectual disability, and tremor, without episodic ataxia or epilepsy ...
Juan Darío Ortigoza‐Escobar   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early Intervention of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain in the Context of Post-Stroke Shoulder Spasticity: A Canadian Cross-Sectional Survey

open access: yesToxins
Objectives: To investigate current Canadian physicians’ practice patterns of treating upper limb post-stroke spasticity (PSS) and hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) acutely after a stroke.
Farris Kassam   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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