[Spasticity in neurological pathologies. An update on the pathophysiological mechanisms, advances in diagnosis and treatment].

CONCLUSION: Spasticity is related to structural lesions and maladaptive neuroplastic changes that determine an important variability in its clinical expression. Although its diagnosis presents important limitations, the use of clinical and neurophysiological diagnostic tools aimed at achieving different approaches in cases of neurological pathologies originating in the brain and in the spinal cord could optimise the effectiveness of spasticity therapies.
PMID: 32500524 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Revista de Neurologia - June 6, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Sáinz-Pelayo MP, Albu S, Murillo N, Benito-Penalva J Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: research