title: Prolonged muscular flaccidity: frequency and association with unilateral spatial neglect after stroke.
abstract: The frequency of prolonged muscular flaccidity (PMF) was examined in a series of stroke patients in chronic phase suffering from hemiplegia with minimal spontaneous recovery (MSR). The results indicated that in such a population with poor motor recovery, PMF was significantly more frequent than spasticity. PMF was found to be associated with left-sided hemiplegia and unilateral spatial neglect. The minimal spontaneous recovery of the series of stroke patients we studied could be dependent on the interaction of three negative prognostic factors: left sided hemiplegia, unilateral spatial neglect and prolonged muscular flaccidity.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Center, Clinica Santa Lucia, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Formisano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barbanti
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Catarci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Vuono
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calisse
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Razzano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology