Factors predictive of spasticity and their effects on motor recovery and functional outcomes in stroke patients

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 380-388

  Ryu, Ju Seok ^a   Lee, Jung Woo ^b   Lee, Sang Il ^b   Chun, Min Ho ^b  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

functional outcome; predictive factor; prevalence; spasticity; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTRICITY INDEX; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79251645419     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1705-380     Document Type: Article

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