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Muscle Spasticity

Known as: Muscle Spasticity [Disease/Finding], Muscular spasticity, muscles spasticity 
A form of muscle hypertonia associated with upper MOTOR NEURON DISEASE. Resistance to passive stretch of a spastic muscle results in minimal initial… 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Cannabinoids for Medical Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
IMPORTANCE Cannabis and cannabinoid drugs are widely used to treat disease or alleviate symptoms, but their efficacy for specific… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
EFNS guidelines on the Clinical Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (MALS) – revised report of an EFNS task force
Background:  The evidence base for the diagnosis and management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is weak. 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Pathophysiology of spastic paresis. II: Emergence of muscle overactivity
In the subacute and chronic stages of spastic paresis, stretch‐sensitive (spastic) muscle overactivity emerges as a third… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Spasticity After Stroke: Its Occurrence and Association With Motor Impairments and Activity Limitations
Background and Purpose— There is no consensus concerning the number of patients developing spasticity or the relationship between… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Treadmill training of paraplegic patients using a robotic orthosis.
Recent studies have confirmed that regular treadmill training can improve walking capabilities in incomplete spinal cord-injured… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Spasticity and muscle contracture following stroke.
It has become increasingly recognized that the major functional deficits following brain damage are largely due to "negative… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Characterization and localization of cannabinoid receptors in rat brain: a quantitative in vitro autoradiographic study
A potent, synthetic cannabinoid was radiolabeled and used to characterize and precisely localize cannabinoid receptors in slide… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Intrathecal Baclofen for Severe Spinal Spasticity
We studied the effect of the intrathecal infusion of baclofen, an agonist of gamma-aminobutyric acid, on abnormal muscle tone and… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Spastic hypertonia: mechanisms and measurement.
  • R. KatzW. Rymer
  • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • 1989
  • Corpus ID: 44447941
Spastic hypertonia has been defined as a motor disorder characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Interrater reliability of a modified Ashworth scale of muscle spasticity.
We undertook this investigation to determine the interrater reliability of manual tests of elbow flexor muscle spasticity graded… 
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