Hemiplegic migraines are a rare form of migraine that causes temporary motor problems, including weakness on one side of the body (hemiplegia). These symptoms are a form of migraine aura and occur ...

Background Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) is a useful treatment for hypertonia where non-invasive treatments have been ineffective or poorly tolerated. There is an absence of national guidance on ...

Seven clinical tests have been used to study the recovery of arm function in 92 patients over 2 years following their stroke. These tests are simple and quick, and can be used by any interested ...

Another complicating factor in the early assessment of the premature infant is the fluctuation or transient nature of muscle tone. The incidence of transient neurologic abnormalities ranges from ...

Setting: Home visits in nine European regions by research associates who administered standard questionnaires to parents. Patients: 279 children with hemiplegia aged 8–12 years were recruited from ...

Muscle tone represents a foundational property of the motor system with the potential to impact musculoskeletal pain and motor performance. Muscle tone is involuntary, dynamically adaptive, ...

Spastic CP is characterized by involuntary spontaneous movement and muscle contraction, in addition to hypertonia and rigidity ... diplegic, hemiplegic). The Swedish classification system utilizes ...

Note, however, that weakness or paralysis on one side of the body in addition to any of these symptoms leads to a diagnosis of hemiplegic migraine rather than MBA; vision loss or other changes that ...