"Muscle Spasticity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
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D009128
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.651.512 C10.597.613.550.550 C23.888.592.608.550.550
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| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Spasticity" by people in Profiles.
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Chiu SY, Patel B, Burns MR, Legacy J, Wagle Shukla A, Ramirez-Zamora A, Deeb W, Malaty IA. High-dose Botulinum Toxin Therapy: Safety, Benefit, and Endurance of Efficacy. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2020; 10.
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Wilkenfeld AJ. Review of electrical stimulation, botulinum toxin, and their combination for spastic drop foot. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013; 50(3):315-26.
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Wilkenfeld AJ, Frank SA, McCarthy DC. Botulinum toxin for painful spasms from focal seizures: theoretical considerations and case report. Neurologist. 2013 Jan; 19(1):15-6.