Prolonged muscular flaccidity: frequency and association with unilateral spatial neglect after stroke

The frequency of prolonged muscular flaccidity (PMF) was examined in a series of stroke patients in chronic phase suffering from hemiplegia with minimal spontaneous recovery (MSR). The results indicated that in such a population with poor motor recovery, PMF was significantly more frequent than spas...

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Published inActa neurologica Scandinavica Vol. 88; no. 5; p. 313
Main Authors Formisano, R, Barbanti, P, Catarci, T, De Vuono, G, Calisse, P, Razzano, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Denmark 01.11.1993
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Aged
Attention - physiology
Cerebral Cortex - physiology
Cerebrovascular Disorders - physiopathology
Cerebrovascular Disorders - rehabilitation
Dominance, Cerebral - physiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hemiplegia - physiopathology
Hemiplegia - rehabilitation
Humans
Male
Muscle Hypotonia - physiopathology
Muscle Hypotonia - rehabilitation
Muscle Spasticity - physiopathology
Muscle Spasticity - rehabilitation
Neurologic Examination
Neuropsychological Tests
Orientation - physiology
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Visual Perception - physiology
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Summary:The frequency of prolonged muscular flaccidity (PMF) was examined in a series of stroke patients in chronic phase suffering from hemiplegia with minimal spontaneous recovery (MSR). The results indicated that in such a population with poor motor recovery, PMF was significantly more frequent than spasticity. PMF was found to be associated with left-sided hemiplegia and unilateral spatial neglect. The minimal spontaneous recovery of the series of stroke patients we studied could be dependent on the interaction of three negative prognostic factors: left sided hemiplegia, unilateral spatial neglect and prolonged muscular flaccidity.
ISSN:0001-6314
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0404.1993.tb05349.x