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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 46 avhandlingar innehållade ordet spasticity.

  1. 16. Associations between body functions, activities and health-related quality of life from onset until 18 months after stroke

    Författare :Anna-Karin Welmer; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Hand function; health-related quality of life; mobility limitation; muscle spasticity; paresis; perceptual disorders; self-care; somatosensory disorders; stroke; synergy;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction and aims: In planning rehabilitation services for patients with stroke, it is important to know the frequency of the impairments and activity limitations presented by the patients and also how each body function and activity is associated with other body functions and activities, as well as the patients health-related quality of life (HRQL) at different time-points after stroke. The overall aims of the thesis were to describe body functions, activities and HRQL in patients with stroke and to analyse the associations between those variables, in the first week and at three and 18 months after stroke onset. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Children with spastic cerebral palsy : aspects of muscle activity and botulinum toxin a treatment

    Författare :Kristina Tedroff; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Cerebral Palsy; children; spasticity; voluntary activity; co-activity; synergistic muscle activity; botulinum toxin A; long-term; contracture; gait development;

    Sammanfattning : Backgound: Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a heterogeneous disorder in which movement and posture are always affected. Spasticity is one of the most common symptoms. A spastic muscle prevents normal motor behaviour and is believed to cause secondary contractures. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Sensorimotor reorganization in relation to hand function following unilateral brain lesions

    Författare :Mominul Islam; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Most activities of daily living require skillful use of our hands. Whatever the complexity of the task, our ability to perform any motor function largely relies on the integrity of the widely distributed corticomotor network. Damage to the central nervous system at any stage our life results in functional limitations to various extents. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Rehabilitation after stroke : effects of length of stay and treatments to faciliate motor recovery after stroke

    Författare :Lars Sonde; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Stroke is the primary cause of long-term disability. Although the effects of stroke unit rehabilitation have been well documented, the specific reasons for this advantage are difficult to single out. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Genetic and environmental influences on multiple sclerosis complications and aetiology

    Författare :Kelsi Alexandra Smith; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune mediated, neurological disease that results in a chronic accumulation of disability over time. Many advances in the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of MS have been made, yet questions surrounding causes and consequences still remain. LÄS MER