Spasticity most often develops in upper motor neuron types of injuries. It is a motor disorder defined as velocity dependent, increased resistance to passive muscle stretch. It is an exaggeration of ...
SPASTICITY REFERS TO AN ABNORMAL, velocity-dependent (i.e., how fast the joint is moved through its range) increase in muscle tone resulting from interruption of the neural circuitry regulating the ...
A study published in the December issue of Archives of Neurology and currently available online shows that levetiracetam reduced phasic spasticity, which is marked by spasms and painful muscle cramps, ...