The spasticity paradox: movement disorder or disorder of resting limbs?
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The spasticity paradox: movement disorder or disorder of resting limbs?
BACKGROUND Spasticity is defined/assessed in resting limbs, where increased stretch reflex activity and mechanical joint resistance are evident. Treatment with antispastic agents assumes that these features contribute to the movement disorder, although it is unclear whether they persist during voluntary contraction. OBJECTIVES To compare reflex amplitude and joint resistance in spastic and no...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.034785