Flexor and extensor muscle tone evaluated using the quantitative pendulum test in stroke and parkinsonian patients

In conclusion, the hypertonia of parkinsonian and stroke patients could not be differentiated by the modified pendulum test; the elbow extensors showed a higher muscle tone in both control and patient groups; and hypertonia of both parkinsonian and stroke patients is velocity dependent.
Source: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research