Publications by authors named "M Baude"
Background: Spasticity is a common feature in patients with disruptions in corticospinal pathways. However, the term is used ambiguously. Here, spasticity is defined as enhanced velocity-dependent stretch reflexes and placed within the context of deforming spastic paresis encompassing other forms of muscle overactivity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Functional correlates of spastic myopathy, the muscle disorder of spastic paresis, are unknown.
Objective: To explore reciprocal relationships between clinical and structural parameters of plantar flexors with i) ambulation speed, ii) dorsiflexion and plantarflexion torques in chronic hemiparesis.
Methods: Cross-sectional trial in chronic stroke-induced hemiparesis (>6 months).
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- * After 16 months, she initiated a guided self-rehabilitation program where a therapist prescribed specific stretching and movement exercises targeting seven muscle groups to help regain function in her left arm.
- * Over four years, she consistently practiced the rehabilitation exercises for over two hours daily and fully regained use of her left arm, returning to work as a nurse's aide, with brain imaging confirming motor activity in her primary motor areas during left-hand use.
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- Tremor is the most common movement disorder, and while oral medications often have limited effectiveness due to side effects, botulinum toxin (BT) shows promise for improving upper limb function, although strong evidence is still lacking.
- A systematic review analyzed existing studies on BT for upper-limb tremor, finding only eight randomized controlled trials and seven open-label studies with small sample sizes, indicating that tailored injections based on individual needs lead to better outcomes.
- While BT injections can improve functionality, they may cause temporary weakness, particularly in wrist and finger movements; the review suggests optimizing injection techniques to minimize weakness and enhance effectiveness in treating tremors.
Due to the increasing pressures on bees, many beekeepers currently wish to move their managed livestock of into little disturbed ecosystems such as protected natural areas. This may, however, exert detrimental competitive effects upon local wild pollinators. While it appears critical for land managers to get an adequate knowledge of this issue for effective wildlife conservation schemes, the frequency of this competition is not clear to date.
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