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Rehabilitation medicine: 3. Management of adult spasticity.

Overview of attention for article published in Canadian Medical Association Journal, November 2003
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Title
Rehabilitation medicine: 3. Management of adult spasticity.
Published in
Canadian Medical Association Journal, November 2003
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Authors

Lalith E Satkunam

Abstract

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 muscles and is a common complication of cerebral palsy, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis and stroke. The muscle stretch reflex is thought to play an important role in spasticity generation. Spasticity can have a significant detrimental effect on daily functions, such as feeding, dressing, hygiene, bladder and bowel control, and mobility; patients' need for support can also influence the cost of care. Thus, managing these patients appropriately or referring them to those with expertise in this area is important. In this article, I review the pathophysiology of spasticity and the evaluation and management of adult patients with the condition. Two hypothetical cases are presented to illustrate the management of spasticity.

Mendeley readers

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 3 1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Egypt 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Japan 1 <1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 <1%
Unknown 215 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 38 17%
Student > Master 28 13%
Other 25 11%
Student > Postgraduate 22 10%
Student > Bachelor 22 10%
Other 56 25%
Unknown 33 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 98 44%
Neuroscience 21 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 16 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 5%
Engineering 8 4%
Other 20 9%
Unknown 49 22%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 November 2017.
All research outputs
#7,272,754
of 22,953,506 outputs
Outputs from Canadian Medical Association Journal
#4,744
of 8,752 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#32,788
of 133,314 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Canadian Medical Association Journal
#11
of 29 outputs
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