Early brain imaging predictors of post-stroke spasticity

CONCLUSION: Lesions involving motor network areas are considered to be a precondition of post-stroke spasticity. There is, however, a low risk of developing post-stroke spasticity with < 0.5 cm3 volumes of supratentorial brain lesions involving motor network areas. Larger volume brain lesions involving motor network areas, e.g. > 3 cm3, were significantly more common in patients with post-stroke spasticity. Pure cortical lesions has no risk of post-stroke spasticity in stroke survivors.PMID:33616193 | DOI:10.2340/16501977-2803

Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - February 22, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Songjin Ri Stefanie Glaess-Leistner Kerstin Villringer J örg Wissel Source Type: research