BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The increase in resistance to passive muscle stretch in a paretic limb due to an upper motor neurone lesion is often referred to as muscle spasticity. However, this terminology is inaccurate and does not take into account the complex pathogenesis of the condition or describe the factors that contribute to the clinically observed changes in muscle tone. In this report we propose an alternative terminology and explain the reasons for doing so.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The increase in resistance to passive muscle stretch in a paretic limb due to an upper motor neurone lesion is often referred to as muscle spasticity. However, this terminology is inaccurate and does not take into account the complex pathogenesis of the condition or describe the factors that contribute to the clinically observed changes in muscle tone. In this report we propose an alternative terminology and explain the reasons for doing so.
Authors: Marco Orsini; Marco Antonio Araujo Leite; Tae Mo Chung; Wladimir Bocca; Jano Alves de Souza; Olivia Gameiro de Souza; Rayele Priscila Moreira; Victor Hugo Bastos; Silmar Teixeira; Acary Bulle Oliveira; Bruno da Silva Moraes; André Palma Matta; Luis Jorge Jacinto Journal: Neurol Int Date: 2015-09-24
Authors: Hanneke J M van der Krogt; Carel G M Meskers; Jurriaan H de Groot; Asbjørn Klomp; J Hans Arendzen Journal: J Neuroeng Rehabil Date: 2012-08-27 Impact factor: 4.262