In cerebral palsy (CP), the spastic motor type is most common, associated with a velocity-dependent increase in muscle stiffness that precedes the development of fixed muscle contracture. In ...

Spasticity is a symptom of conditions, like multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke, and traumatic injury to the brain or spinal cord. It can look like a tightly folded arm with a flexed wrist ...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a diagnostic label representing ... that delineates the categories as follows: (a) predominantly spastic, (b) predominantly athetoid, (c) predominantly dystonic, (d) ataxic ...

Most standards of care for adults with cerebral palsy are carried over from pediatrics, says Peterson, focusing on individual body parts and addressing issues such as spasticity, joint ...

Jan. 10, 2023 — A program to increase the use of magnesium sulfate, a inexpensive injection that helps prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies, is ... Inflammatory Trigger a New Clue in ...

"Previous drugs for spasticity were always different according ... He said children with cerebral palsy sometimes had to undergo radical surgery to their tendons, muscles and bones.

Only recently has the secondary condition of pain been researched in adults with cerebral palsy. Results suggest ... described children with CP or spasticity as the largest group of patients ...