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Early clinical predictors of post stroke spasticity

Stefanie Glaess-Leistner, Songjin Ri, Heinrich J. Audebert, Jörg Wissel

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation · 2020 · 38 citations · 23 references

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: Besides evaluating PSS itself with a reliable and valid rating scale the common clinical scales in stroke units practice (NIHSS, MRS, MMSE) allow early identification of patients at high risk for PSS.

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