Spasticity is a complex and often disabling symptom for patients with upper motor neuron
syndromes. Although spasticity arises from neurological disease, it often cascades into …

Context Spasticity is one of the most prevalent impairments following spinal cord injury
(SCI). It can lead to a decrease in the patient's functional level. Transcutaneous spinal cord …

Background Previous studies showed that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
(rTMS) reduces spasticity after stroke. However, clinical assessments like the modified …

Objectives Central neuropathic pain (CNP) is associated with altered corticomotor
excitability (CE), which can potentially provide insights into its mechanisms. The objective of …

Background Muscles in the post-stroke arm commonly demonstrate abnormal reflexes that
result in increased position-and velocity-dependent resistance to movement. We sought to …

Background It is unknown if different etiologies or lesion topographies influence central
neuropathic pain (CNP) clinical manifestation. Methods We explored the symptom …

Objective We evaluated the resistance to externally induced wrist extension in chronic stroke
patients. We aimed to objectively measure and distinguish passive (muscle and soft tissue …

Introdução: Os escassos conhecimentos sobre mecanismos envolvidos na dor neuropática
central (DNC), a qual impacta a qualidade de vida e reabilitação dos pacientes, são …