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The Role of the Corticospinal Tract in Spasticity Studied by Magnetic Brain Stimulation

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Spasticity

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The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of the fast-conducting part of the corticospinal tract in the genesis of spasticity in man. Magnetic brain stimulation was performed in patients with spastic syndromes. The severity of corticospinal tract lesions and the clinically established degree of spasticity were compared in these patients.

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  1. Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Deutschland

    R. Benecke

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  1. Neurologische Klinik mit klinischer Neurophysiologie, Alfried-Krupp-Krankenhaus, Alfried-Krupp-Straße 21, D-45131, Essen, Germany

    A. F. Thilmann

  2. Department of Neurology, The Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals and the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia

    David James Burke M.D., D.Sc.

  3. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 East Superior Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611-4496, USA

    William Zev Rymer M.D., Ph.D.

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Benecke, R. (1993). The Role of the Corticospinal Tract in Spasticity Studied by Magnetic Brain Stimulation. In: Thilmann, A.F., Burke, D.J., Rymer, W.Z. (eds) Spasticity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78367-8_9

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