Do Muscle Changes Contribute to the Neurological Disorder in Spastic Paresis?

BackgroundAt the onset of stroke-induced hemiparesis, muscle tissue is normal and motoneurones are not overactive. Muscle contracture and motoneuronal overactivity then develop. Motor command impairments are classically attributed to the neurological lesion, but the role played by muscle changes has...

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Main Authors: Maud Pradines, Mouna Ghédira, Blaise Bignami, Jordan Vielotte, Nicolas Bayle, Christina Marciniak, David Burke, Emilie Hutin, Jean-Michel Gracies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.817229/full