Skeletal muscle changes following stroke: a systematic review and comparison to healthy individuals.

CONCLUSIONS: Age-related differences support the impact of stroke-related sarcopenia as a contributor to hemiparetic muscle dysfunction. Understanding these muscular changes is necessary for designing appropriate exercise interventions aimed at restoring muscle function. PMID: 28251861 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28251861?dopt=Abstract

Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - March 1, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Hunnicutt JL, Gregory CM Tags: Top Stroke Rehabil Source Type: research