Clinical Outcome Assessments for Spasticity: Review, Critique, and Recommendations

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Ota Gál · Charles University

Marjolaine Baude · Université Paris-Est Créteil

Thierry Deltombe · CHU Dinant Godinne UCL Namur

Alberto Esquenazi · Magee Rehabilitation Hospital

Jean‐Michel Graciès · Université Paris-Est Créteil

Martina Hoskovcová · Charles University

Carmen Rodríguez‐Blázquez

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The Tardieu Scale is recommended for assessing spasticity, and two PROs are recommended with caveats. Consistent terminology about the various types of muscle overactivity is necessary to facilitate their assessment and treatment. © 2024 The Author(s). Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

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Published in: Movement Disorders

Volume 40, Issue 1, pp. 22-43

DOI: 10.1002/mds.30062

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Clinical Outcome Assessments for Spasticity: Review, Critique, and Recommendations

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