Prevalence and management of poststroke spasticity in Thai stroke patients: A multicenter study

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1354-1360

  Dajpratham, Piyapat ^a   Kuptniratsaikul, Vilai ^a   Kovindha, Apichana ^b   Kuptniratsaikul, Patcharawimol Srisa An ^c   Dejnuntarat, Kalaya ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Muscle spasticity; Prevalence; Risk factors; Stroke; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SPASTICITY; STROKE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PREVALENCE; STROKE; THAILAND;

EID: 70350452137     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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