Validity of Modified Ashworth Scale as a Measure of Wrist Spasticity in Stroke Patients
Objectives: There are some controversies about the value of modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) for assessing spasticity. The goal of this study was to investigate if there is any correlation between scores obtained from MAS for wrist spasticity and electrophysiological recordings as the objective measure...
Main Authors: | Mohammad Heidari, Shahram Abootalebi, Seyed Ali Hosseini |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Negah Institute for Scientific Communication
2011-04-01
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Series: | Iranian Rehabilitation Journal |
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Online Access: | http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-51&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
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