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DNB showed predictive value for BoNT-A outcomes, especially in the case of worse functional status. It effectively predicted endurance and walking speed improvement, while TUG showed greater improveme...
Acute brain injuries are caused by a variety of etiologies, each potentially disrupting neurological function. The neurologic impairments are on a spectrum of severity often creating functional barrie...
The causes of spasticity are various and include cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis or other congenital or acquired lesions of the central nervous system (CNS). While there...
A review of surgical treatment options for spasticity....
A systematic PubMed review of the literature on epidemiology and treatment options with a focus on neurosurgical interventions for spasticity and developments in the last 20 years as well as inclusion...
Depending on the affected region, the number of muscle groups, and the extent of spasticity, focal (selective peripheral neurotomy, nerve transfer), regional (selective dorsal rhizotomy), or generaliz...
Surgical methods are a useful adjunct in cases of insufficient response to conservative treatment in children and adults with spasticity....
To determine the relationship between muscle stiffness assessed using ultrasound shear wave elastography, spinal motor neuron excitability assessed using the F wave, and clinical findings of spasticit...
This study enrolled 17 inpatients with severe traumatic brain injury and 20 healthy volunteers. Biceps brachii muscle stiffness was then evaluated using ultrasound shear wave speed. Spinal motor neuro...
The patients with traumatic brain injury group had a significantly higher shear wave speed and F/M ratio compared with the healthy group. A higher shear wave speed was correlated with higher clinical ...
Ultrasound shear wave elastography might be helpful for assessing muscle stiffness in patients with spastic muscle overactivity following severe traumatic brain injury. Further studies comprising larg...
Spasticity results from an abnormality of the central nervous system and is characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone or stiffness. In children, it can cause functional impairments...