… additional motortracts in the pathophysiology of the spastic syndrome. The present … the
pathophysiology of spastic hypertonus, and some of the related elements of the human spastic …

Spasticity is only one of several components of the upper motor neurone (UMN) syndrome,
known collectively as the `positive' phenomena, that are characterized by muscle overactivity. …

Spasticity is the velocity‐dependent increase in muscle tone due to the exaggeration of
stretch reflex. It is only one of the several components of the upper motor neuron syndrome (…

… spasticity, including hemiplegic spasticity and spastic diplegia, Förster 22 reported that “the
spastic … were so seriously interfered with by the spastic resistance of the muscles are now …

… devoted to spasticity over the … pathophysiology of spasticity may provide important clues
to its treatment. In this review we will discuss current views on the pathophysiology of spasticity …

… neurological disorders with spasticity. Since Sherrington … [3], spasticity and rigidity from
decerebration have been more or less explicitly assumed to arise from similar pathophysiological …

This chapter emphasises that there is a range of adaptations in spinal circuitries following
lesion of central motor fibres. These adaptations should be seen as an attempt to ensure a …

… stages of spastic paresis, stretch-sensitive (spastic) muscle … the pathophysiology of the
various forms of spastic overactivity. It is … This review focuses on the pathophysiology of spastic (…

… the abnormal limb posture in spastic patients may be overestimated … A spastic arm with a
fixedresistance at 45 degrees may extend to … Spasticity is said to be present when a paretic limb …

… Motor function in patients with spastic paresis is subjected over time to three fundamental …
on the pathophysiology of the first two factors causing motor impairment in spastic paresis: the …