Changes in Quadriceps Thickness and Echo Intensity in Chronic Stroke Survivors: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study

There have been remarkable developments in intervention techniques for motor impairment resulting from stroke in recent years.1 Furthermore, there is increasing interest in secondary changes in the skeletal muscles in stroke survivors, including decreased muscle mass and increased intramuscular adipose tissue.2 A number of studies have also reported that the decrease in muscle mass and increase in intramuscular adipose tissue of the thigh or quadriceps is more severe on the paretic side compared with the non-paretic side.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 16, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Naoki Akazawa, Kazuhiro Harada, Naomi Okawa, Masaki Kishi, Kimiyuki Tamura, Hideki Moriyama Source Type: research