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Assessment of Spasticity With Sonoelastography Following Stroke: A Feasibility Study

Serdar Kesikburun, Evren Yaşar, Emre Adıgüzel, Ümüt Güzelküçük, Rıdvan Alaca, Arif Kenan Tan

PM&R · 2015 · 36 citations · 13 references

Abstract

It was found to be feasible to assess stiffness in spastic gastrocnemius muscles of stroke patients with sonoelastography. Further studies are needed to confirm the potential role of sonoelastography to help guide treatment of spasticity and its sequelae.

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