Skeletal muscle changes following stroke: a systematic review and comparison to healthy individuals

JL Hunnicutt, CM Gregory - Topics in stroke rehabilitation, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Despite extensive study of the impact of stroke on muscle and functional
performance, questions remain regarding the extent to which changes are due to the …

Loss of skeletal muscle mass after stroke: a systematic review

C English, H McLennan, K Thoirs… - … Journal of Stroke, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Loss of muscle mass after stroke has implications for strength and functional ability and may
also contribute to impaired glucose metabolism. Therefore, prevention of muscle loss is …

Investigation of hand muscle atrophy in stroke survivors

KM Triandafilou, DG Kamper - Clinical Biomechanics, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Weakness is often profound in the contralesional hand after stroke.
Relative contributions of various neural and mechanical mechanisms to this impairment …

Stroke induced Sarcopenia: muscle wasting and disability after stroke

N Scherbakov, S Von Haehling, SD Anker… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability in Western
countries. More than 60% of patients remain disabled, 50% of patients suffer from …

Muscle mass gain is positively associated with functional recovery in patients with sarcopenia after stroke

F Nagano, Y Yoshimura, T Bise, S Shimazu… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Intervention for treating sarcopenia is of great concern in clinical settings. The aim
of this study was to investigate the relationship between changes in skeletal muscle mass …

[HTML][HTML] Sarcopenia in stroke—facts and numbers on muscle loss accounting for disability after stroke

N Scherbakov, W Doehner - Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 2011 - Springer
Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability in Western
countries. More than 60% of patients remain disabled, 50% of patients suffer from some …

Longitudinal changes in muscle strength and mass after acute stroke

G Carin-Levy, C Greig, A Young, S Lewis… - Cerebrovascular …, 2006 - karger.com
Background: Reduced mobility after stroke may cause a loss of muscle mass which may, in
theory, contribute to disability. We investigated longitudinal changes in muscle strength, lean …

Muscle architecture and torque production in stroke survivors: an observational study

CP Dias, B Freire, NBA Goulart, ES Onzi… - Topics in stroke …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Spasticity poststroke leads to muscle weakness and soft tissue contracture,
however, it is not clear how muscle properties change due this motor neural disorder. The …

[HTML][HTML] Association of spasticity and motor dysfunction in chronic stroke

S Pundik, J McCabe, M Skelly, C Tatsuoka… - Annals of physical and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The prevalence of increased muscle tone after stroke is frequently reported as
30% to 40%, and the condition is often concurrent with motor control deficits, manifesting as …

Age-and stroke-related skeletal muscle changes: a review for the geriatric clinician

JM Sions, CM Tyrell, BA Knarr… - Journal of geriatric …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Independently, aging and stroke each have a significant negative impact on skeletal muscle,
but the potential cumulative effects of aging and stroke have not been explored. Optimal …