Assessment of Lower Limb Spasticity and Other Consequences of the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome
CHAPTER 8 Assessment of Lower Limb Spasticity and Other Consequences of the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome Alberto Esquenazi A number of clinical assessment strategies are routinely used to evaluate the…
Effects of Noninvasive Neuromodulation in Spasticity
CHAPTER 17 Effects of Noninvasive Neuromodulation in Spasticity Lumy Sawaki Nonpharmacological, noninvasive neuromodulation is a set of techniques that can alter the excitability of the central nervous system (1–8). The…
Chemoneurolysis With Phenol and Alcohol: A “Dying Art” That Merits Revival
CHAPTER 10 Chemoneurolysis With Phenol and Alcohol: A “Dying Art” That Merits Revival Lawrence J. Horn, Gurtej Singh, and Edward R. Dabrowski For the three decades before the introduction of…
Spasticity Due to Multiple Sclerosis: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment
CHAPTER 24 Spasticity Due to Multiple Sclerosis: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment Anjali Shah and Ian Maitin SPASTICITY IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, debilitating, inflammatory disease of…
