Location and severity of spasticity in the first 1-2 weeks and at 3 and 18 months after stroke

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 720-725

  Welmer, A K ^a,b,c   Widen Holmqvist L ^a   Sommerfeld, D K ^a,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b AGING RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Location; Muscle spasticity; Severity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLONUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950910725     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02915.x     Document Type: Article

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