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Spasticity Pathophysiology

Spasticity Pathophysiology is a theoretical construct within neuromotor disorders that characterizes the aberrant hyperexcitability of the stretch reflex arc resulting from impaired descending inhibitory pathways in the central nervous system.

933

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3.5K

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2017–2026

128

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Intrathecal Baclofen for Severe Spinal Spasticity

Richard D. Penn, Suzanne M. Savoy, Daniel M. Corcos et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1989 · 750 citations

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Spasticity and muscle contracture following stroke

Nicholas O’Dwyer, Louise Ada, Peter D. Neilson · Brain · 1996 · 612 citations · Full text

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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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Do cannabis-based medicinal extracts have general or specific effects on symptoms in multiple sclerosis? A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study on 160 patients

Derick T Wade, Petra Mäkelä, Philip Robson et al. · Multiple Sclerosis Journal · 2004 · 588 citations

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Spastic hypertonia: mechanisms and measurement.

Richard T. Katz, William Z. Rymer · PubMed · 1989 · 556 citations

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Authors

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  1. DJ
    David J. Bennett

    University of Alberta, Canada

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. WZ
    William Z. Rymer

    Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, United States

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. VD
    Volker Dietz

    Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Switzerland

    9 publications · 1.6K citations

    9

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  4. JG
    Jean‐Michel Graciès

    Université Paris-Est Créteil, France

    8 publications · 636 citations

    8

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  5. MM
    Martin Maršala

    University of California San Diego, United States

    8 publications · 847 citations

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1.2K

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    19 h-index

    53 publications

    4.5K citations

  2. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    17 h-index

    47 publications

    3.2K citations

  3. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

    Chicago, United States

    16 h-index

    45 publications

    4.1K citations

  4. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    15 h-index

    59 publications

    3.5K citations

  5. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    15 h-index

    52 publications

    3.2K citations

  6. Prince of Wales Hospital

    Sydney, Australia

    14 h-index

    34 publications

    2.5K citations

  7. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    14 h-index

    43 publications

    5.3K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    110 publications

    12.1K citations

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  1. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    44 publications · 3.4K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 82 publications · 3.9K citations

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  3. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

    42 publications · 3.6K citations

    31

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  4. Brain

    38 publications · 4.7K citations

    30

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  5. Neurology

    25 publications · 2.4K citations

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