Management of Spasticity and Cerebral Palsy: Awaad Y et al.

1. Introduction: Spasticity was defined by Lance as a „velocity-dependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes (muscle tone) with exaggerated tendon jerks, resulting from hyperexcitability of the stretch reflex“ (Young RR, 1994; Francisco GE, Ivanhoe CB, 1997). …

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/58311
 
Autoren:
Yasser Awaad  1*,
Tamer Rizk  2
and Emira Švraka  3
 

 

Autoren-Details:
1   Wayne State University, Oakwood Healthcare System, and the University of Michigan, USA
2  Al-Takhassusi Hospital, Habib Medical Group, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3  University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Health Studies, Bosnia and Herzegovina