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Spasticity Mechanics

Spasticity Mechanics is a biomechanical framework that characterizes the altered neuromuscular dynamics of hypertonic motor disorders by quantifying velocity-dependent resistance to passive muscle stretch within the context of movement dysfunction in disability.

127

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8.5K

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473

Authors

227

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2017–2026

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127

Down-regulation of the potassium-chloride cotransporter KCC2 contributes to spasticity after spinal cord injury

Pascale Boulenguez, Sylvie Liabeuf, Rémi Bos et al. · Nature Medicine · 2010 · 595 citations

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ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF GAIT IN SPASTICITY AND RIGIDITY

Volker Dietz, J. Quintern, W. Berger · Brain · 1981 · 431 citations

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Spastic muscle cells are shorter and stiffer than normal cells

Jan Fridén, Richard L. Lieber · Muscle & Nerve · 2003 · 370 citations

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Chronic transformation of muscle in spasticity: a peripheral contribution to increased tone.

Andreas Hufschmidt, K.-H. Mauritz · Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry · 1985 · 289 citations · Full text

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Inferior mechanical properties of spastic muscle bundles due to hypertrophic but compromised extracellular matrix material

Richard L. Lieber, Eva Runesson, Fredrik Einarsson et al. · Muscle & Nerve · 2003 · 233 citations

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Authors

473

  1. MD
    M.R. Dimitrijević

    Baylor College of Medicine, United States

    5 publications · 482 citations

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    h-index

  2. WZ
    William Z. Rymer

    Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, United States

    5 publications · 329 citations

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  3. PW
    P. W. Nathan

    National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 482 citations

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  4. BD
    Brian D. Schmit

    Marquette University, United States

    4 publications · 245 citations

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  5. JF
    Jan Fridén

    Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden

    4 publications · 822 citations

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Institutions

227

  1. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

    Chicago, United States

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    943 citations

  2. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    1K citations

  3. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    989 citations

  4. National Cheng Kung University

    Tainan City, Taiwan

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    635 citations

  5. Boğaziçi University

    Istanbul, Türkiye

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    187 citations

  6. Karolinska University Hospital

    Stockholm, Sweden

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    273 citations

  7. Prince of Wales Hospital

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    744 citations

  8. Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    1.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    11 publications · 834 citations

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  2. Brain

    8 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. Gait & Posture

    8 publications · 421 citations

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  4. Muscle & Nerve

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. Spinal Cord

    5 publications · 141 citations

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