Assessing muscle architecture with ultrasound: implications for spasticity
European Journal of Translational MyologyBotulinum 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 ...
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Impaired H-Reflex Adaptations Following Slope Walking in Individuals With Post-stroke Hemiparesis [PDF]
, 2019 Background and Purpose: Short term adaptations in the Ia afferent-motoneuron pathway, as measured using the H-reflex, in response to altered ground reaction forces (GRFs) applied at the feet during slope walking have been observed in the non-impaired ...
Akoopie, Eric +5 more
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Residual descending motor pathways influence spasticity after spinal cord injury
Annals of Neurology, 2019 Spasticity is one of the most common symptoms manifested in humans with spinal cord injury (SCI). The neural mechanisms contributing to its development are not yet understood.
Sina Sangari +3 more
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Expanding Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias Limits: Biallelic SPAST Variants in Cerebral Palsy Mimics
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are rare neurodegenerative disorders marked by spasticity and lower limb weakness. The most common type, SPG4, is usually autosomal dominant and caused by SPAST gene variants, typically presenting as pure HSP.
Gregorio A. Nolasco +18 more
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Cryoneurolysis of the Femoral Nerve for Focal Spasticity in an Ambulatory Patient
Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical TranslationIntroduction: Spasticity of the knee extensors is a common presentation among patients with multiple sclerosis. The resulting stiff leg gait can result in increased risk of falls, heightened energy expenditure during gait, lowered gait speed, and ...
Ève Boissonnault, MD +4 more
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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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Scoliosis Surgery in a Patient With Advanced Friedreich's Ataxia—It Is Not Too Late
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Friedreich's ataxia is a multisystem disorder with scoliosis being the most common non‐neurological manifestation. While scoliosis surgery is typically performed in adolescent, ambulatory patients, few data exist on surgical outcomes in patients with advanced disease.
Kathrin Reetz +20 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.
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Mutations in SPG11, encoding spatacsin, are a major cause of spastic paraplegia with thin corpus callosum. [PDF]
, 2007 Autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegia (ARHSP) with thin corpus callosum (TCC) is a common and clinically distinct form of familial spastic paraplegia that is linked to the SPG11 locus on chromosome 15 in most affected families. We analyzed
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Cycle-to-cycle control of swing phase of paraplegic gait induced by surface electrical stimulation [PDF]
, 1995 Parameterised swing phase of gait in paraplegics was obtained using surface electrical stimulation of the hip flexors, hamstrings and quadriceps; the hip flexors were stimulated to obtain a desired hip angle range, the hamstrings to provide foot ...
Baardman, G. +4 more
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