AIM: Walking disorders are a frequent consequence of stroke. New technologies, such as the use robotic exoskeletons, can help with recovery, but their effectiveness has not yet been sufficiently proven.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-two patients spasticity and walking (stroke duration from 1.5 to 4 years) were included in study. The Tardieu Scale, Modified Ashworth scale, Medical Research ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate changes in upper extremity function in a hemiparetic patient after treatment with botulinum toxin (BTX) using motor-control testing (MCT) techniques. DESIGN Interventional with longitudinal study, open label. SETTING A children's hospital and a motor-control laboratory at a major academic center. PARTICIPANTS A 16-year-old male with right hemiparetic cerebral palsy a...

Upper limb spasticity (ULS) is a common pathophysiological changes manifest by structural damage towards the central nervous system (CNS) that includes brain and spinal cord. The current clinical practice of assessment utilizes Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) as subjective tool to measure severity spasticity. Lack objective value, poor sensitivity in detecting minimal changes, dependency interpre...

A previously reported cDNA clone [pP450(1)] coding for a phenobarbital-inducible cytochrome P-450 variant of rat liver microsomal membranes, designated P-450e(U.C.), was used as a specific hybridization probe to screen a human liver cDNA library. Restriction mapping showed that two of the colonies isolated contained plasmids coding for overlapping regions of the same cDNA sequence. The clone [p...

Abstract Background Children with spastic diplegia experience gait abnormalities and problems caused by deficits in balance, motor control, spasticity. Abnormal pelvic inclination is common patients which may result poor balance. Purpose This study was conducted to investigate the relation between standing balance children diplegia. Subjects methods Thirty diplegic cerebral palsy from both sexe...

Purpose: A single case study was performed carried to understand the benefit of constraint movement therapy and neural mobilization technique on upper extremity function in spastic hemiplegic patient. Design/Methodology/Approach: Numerous advanced researches have been done throughout world various designs including systematic reviews randomized control trials analyse significance induced or pat...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) training in individuals after stroke. DESIGN A double-blind randomized controlled study with assessments pre- and posttraining. SETTING A university hospital rehabilitation department. PARTICIPANTS Participants (N=31; mean age ± SD, 62±7 y; 6-101 mo poststroke) were randomized to an intervention group or a control group. IN...

BACKGROUND Cerebral palsy (CP) may cause severe spasticity, requiring neurosurgical procedures. The most common neurosurgical procedures are continuous infusion of intrathecal baclofen and selective dorsal rhizotomy. Both are invasive and complex procedures. We hypothesized that a percutaneous radiofrequency lesion of the dorsal root ganglion (RF-DRG) could be a simple and safe alternative trea...