Muscle Spasticity - Psychology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

[Transition from childhood to adulthood and management of spasticity]

19 Sep 2008 The authors report specific concerns on the transition to adulthood in cerebral palsy patients, with particular attention devoted to spasticity treatment ... Read more...

Validity, reliability, and clinical importance of change in a 0-10 numeric rating scale measure of spasticity: a post hoc analysis of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

29 Apr 2008 BACKGROUND: The measurement of spasticity as a symptom of neurologic disease is an area of growing interest. Clinician-rated measures of spasticity purport to be objective but do not measure the patient's experience and may not be sensitive to ... Read more...

Clinical correlates of fatigue in spinal cord injury.

Apr 2007 STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of fatigue in an outpatient spinal cord injury population and to examine the clinical variables contributing to that fatigue. SETTING: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Muscle Spasticity - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Spasticity defied] 30 Mar 2009
• [Transition from childhood to adulthood and management of spasticity] 19 Sep 2008
• Validity, reliability, and clinical importance of change in a 0-10 numeric rating scale measure of spasticity: a post hoc analysis of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. 29 Apr 2008
• Clinical correlates of fatigue in spinal cord injury. Apr 2007
• Spasticity experience domains in persons with spinal cord injury. 27 Feb 2007
• [Importance of intrathecal pain therapy] 30 Jan 2007
• Efficacy of intrathecal baclofen delivery in the management of severe spasticity in upper motor neuron syndrome. 30 Dec 2006
• The treatment of spasticity with Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol in persons with spinal cord injury. 15 Oct 2006
• The nurse's role in assessing and measuring spasticity. 30 Mar 2006
• The effect of nabilone on neuropsychological functions related to driving ability: an extended case series. 30 May 2005
• Long term effect (more than five years) of intrathecal baclofen on impairment, disability, and quality of life in patients with severe spasticity of spinal origin. 30 Oct 2004
• Quality of life of patients with telemetric pumps for intrathecal baclofen infusion: data and limitations of assessment scales. 29 Sep 2004
• A self-report of quality of life of patients receiving intrathecal baclofen therapy. 30 Aug 2003
• Spasticity associated with cerebral palsy in children: guidelines for the use of botulinum A toxin. 30 Dec 2002
• Impairment of learning the voluntary control of posture in patients with cortical lesions of different locations: the cortical mechanisms of pose regulation. 29 Apr 2001
• Tizanidine in the management of spasticity and musculoskeletal complaints in the palliative care population. 30 Dec 1999
• Quality of life: effect of reduced spasticity from intrathecal baclofen. 30 Jan 1998
• Acquisition and functional use of voice output communication by persons with profound multiple disabilities. 29 Sep 1996
• [Psychogenic spastic hand] 30 Dec 1995
• Social handicaps of multiple sclerosis and their relation to neurological alterations. 30 Oct 1994

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Technical information about 'Muscle Spasticity'

Definition: A form of muscle hypertonia associated with upper MOTOR NEURON DISEASE. Resistance to passive stretch of a spastic muscle results in minimal initial resistance (a "free interval") followed by an incremental increase in muscle tone. Tone increases in proportion to the velocity of stretch. Spasticity is usually accompanied by HYPERREFLEXIA and variable degrees of MUSCLE WEAKNESS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p54)

Descriptor UI: D009128

Alternative terms: Muscle Spasticity; Spasticity, Muscle; Spastic; Clasp-Knife Spasticity; Clasp Knife Spasticity; Spasticity, Clasp-Knife;

Related Mesh Headings: Spasm;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C05.651.512; C10.597.613.550.550; C23.888.592.608.550.550;

History Note: 1977

Technical Notes: skeletal muscle only; note category: not physiological; spastic paralysis: coord NIM with PARALYSIS (IM); spasticity in cerebral palsy: coord NIM with CEREBRAL PALSY only if musc spasticity is especially discussed