Incidence and prevalence of spasticity after stroke
- 38% develop spasticity
- 15% require pharmacological treatment
- 5% will require botulinum toxin injections
Verplancke D, Snape S, Salisbury CF, Jones PW, Ward AB (2005) A randomized controlled trial of botulinum toxin on lower limb spasticity following acute acquired severe brain injury. Clin Rehabil 19: 117-125.
There are some early predictive factors of long-term upper limb spasticity after stroke Part of the SALGOT study (Stroke Arm Longitudinal study at the University of Gothenburg, prospective cohort study protocol): Margit Alt Murphy, Hanna C Persson, Anna Danielsson, Jurgen Broeren, Åsa Lundgren-Nilsson and Katharina S Sunnerhagen
- Reduced sensorimotor function
- Spasticity at 10 days – likely at 12 months
- Spasticity at 4 weeks – severe at 12 months
- Older age – reduced probability for spasticity
Alt Murphy et al. BMC Neurology 2011, 11:56
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