OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the use of the tool for evaluation of spastic upper limb SHUEE (Shriners Hospital Upper Extremity Evaluation) in the evaluation of upper limb in cerebral palsy (CP) and its ...

There is no cure for the rare disease Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP), but researchers from Drexel University’s College of Medicine and the UMass Chan Medical School have achieved ...

Abstract: Spasticity is disabling feature of long-term neurological conditions that has substantial impact on people’ quality of life. Assessing spasticity and determining the efficacy of current ...

Paresis is muscle weakness caused by nerve damage. Stroke, spinal cord injury, and seizures can cause paresis. Types of paresis include monoparesis and diparesis. Paresis happens when muscles in a ...

Clonus causes involuntary, rhythmic muscle contractions when a muscle is stretched. It is often observed in conditions like multiple sclerosis, stroke, and cerebral palsy. Clonus can be diagnosed by ...