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Hemiplegia, Spastic

Known as: Spastic hemiplegia, Spastic hemiplegia, affecting unspecified side, Spastic Hemiplegias 
A type of spastic cerebral palsy characterized by increased muscle tone of the arm and leg on the same side of the body.
National Institutes of Health

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Central Nervous SystemCerebral PalsyHemiplegia, CrossedNervous system structure

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HemiparesisHemiplegia

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Home-based motor imagery training for gait rehabilitation of people with chronic poststroke hemiparesis.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Knee muscle strength, gait performance, and perceived participation after stroke.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Blunt cerebrovascular injuries: diagnosis and treatment.
BACKGROUND Blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVIs), once thought to be rare, have been recognized with increasing frequency in… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Architecture of the medial gastrocnemius in children with spastic diplegia
Ultrasound images were obtained of the medial gastrocnemius at different ankle joint positions with the knee extended. Fascicle… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Lower‐Extremity strength profiles in spastic cerebral palsy
Although weakness has been identified in cerebral palsy (CP) in isolated muscle groups, the magnitude of weakness in multiple… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Mechanisms Underlying Functional Recovery Following Stroke
Abstract This article reviews recent evidence from animal experiments indicating that there is considerable potential for… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
H-Reflex Modulation During Walking in Spastic Paretic Subjects
ABSTRACT: Hoffmann (H) reflexes were elicited from the soleus muscle during treadmill walking in 21 spastic paretic patients. The… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Spastic hypertonia: mechanisms and measurement.
Spastic hypertonia has been defined as a motor disorder characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Painful shoulder in hemiplegia.
Shoulder pain is probably the most frequent complication of hemiplegia. In this study 219 hemiplegia patients were regularly… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus and delayed contralateral hemiparesis caused by cerebral angiitis: Diagnosis and management approaches
Four patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus and delayed contralateral hemiparesis are described, and their findings are… 
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