Pathophysiology of Spasticity: Implications for Neurorehabilitation

Spasticity is the velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone due to the exaggeration of stretch reflex. It is only one of the several components of the upper motor neuron syndrome (UMNS). The central lesion causing the UMNS disrupts the balance of supraspinal inhibitory and excitatory inputs directe...

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Published in:Biomed Res Int
Main Authors: Trompetto, Carlo, Marinelli, Lucio, Mori, Laura, Pelosin, Elisa, Currà, Antonio, Molfetta, Luigi, Abbruzzese, Giovanni
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4229996/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25530960
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/354906
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