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13 wrz 2012 · Lower extremity spasticity can limit ambulation, such as when an equinovarus foot prevents the foot flat position during the stance phase of gait, resulting in instability, and resulting in knee pain attributable to excessive recurvatum when ankle plantar flexor spasticity overwhelms.
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- Intrathecal Baclofen for Spastic Hypertonia From Stroke
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- Monitoring Brain Repair in Stroke Using Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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- Occurence and Clinical Predictors of Spasticity After Ischemic Stroke
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15 sty 2021 · Post-stroke spasticity (PSS) is a complication that contributes to limitations in performance of activities and community participation. It occurs in anywhere from 19% (Sommerfeld et al. 2004) to 92% (Malhotra et al. 2011) of stroke survivors. Its prevalence may be as high as 38% in the first year following a stroke (Watkins et al. 2002 ...
22 cze 2024 · Spasticity as the excess symptom component of spastic paresis may already develop in the first weeks post stroke [Citation 5–7]. Moreover, spasticity by itself may be the result of a complex interplay between neural and non-neural, i.e., biomechanical and tissue-related, components.
20 wrz 2021 · Spasticity is estimated to occur in almost 25% of patients within 2 weeks post-stroke. 14, 15 However, after 12 months, the overall prevalence of spasticity increases to 38% in patients surviving a first stroke and 44% for those with recurrent stroke admissions. 16 Severe or disabling spasticity has been reported in approximately 15% of post-str...
10 lut 2024 · This article aims to provide a concise overview of the best available evidence for managing post-stroke spasticity. A modified scoping review, conducted following the PRISMA guidelines and the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR), involved an intensive search on Medline and PubMed from 1 January 2000 to 31 August 2023.
19 sty 2021 · Poststroke spasticity (PSS) severely impairs upper-limb flexibility and the ability of walking and moving, mostly resulting from five characteristic arm spasticity patterns, four common ankle and foot spasticity patterns and stiff-knee gait (7–11).
20 wrz 2021 · It provides simple and straightforward criteria for management, multidisciplinary consultation and referral to specialist spasticity services, with patients allocated by monitoring requirements and a low (green/periodic monitoring), medium (amber/routine referral) or high risk (red/urgent referral) of spasticity.
