After a stroke, almost 5% of patients are affected by spasticity within 10 days of the event;
about 10% of patients are affected after 6 months. 2 About one-third of patients with multiple …

Background Spasticity is one of the most important causes of disability after stroke. In spite of
high incidence of spasticity, little is known about the relationship between the occurrence …

Background and Purpose—There is no consensus concerning the number of patients
developing spasticity or the relationship between spasticity and disabilities after acute …

Spasticity can be a signiŽcant cause of disability after stroke. Surprisingly there are no high
quality studies of the prevalence of disabling spasticity after stroke. If parallels can be drawn …

This study investigated the time taken for upper extremity spasticity to develop and its
regional difference after first-ever stroke onset in a nationwide multicenter study in South …

People who have strokes are subject to numerous potentially devastating sequelae, most
often sensorimotor paresis, impairment of cognition and language, and other functional …

Purpose: To explore the occurrence of and risk factors for spasticity until six months after first-
ever stroke. Methods: Forty-nine patients were examined at day 2-10, at one month, and at …

Objective To describe spasticity from the onset of acquired brain injury, time course over the
first year and factors associated with prediction of the development of spasticity. Methods …

Background and Purpose—There is no consensus concerning the number of patients
developing spasticity or the relationship between spasticity and disabilities after acute …

Several devices and medications have been used to address poststroke spasticity. Yet,
spasticity's impact on outcomes remains controversial. Using data from a cohort of 460 …