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Thickening Of Finger Extensor Tendons In Hemiplegic Hands Of Stroke Patients, Nai-Hsin Meng, Sui-Foon Lo, Ting-I Han, Yi-Fang Hu, I-Shien Tseng, Mu-Jung Kao Dec 2004

Thickening Of Finger Extensor Tendons In Hemiplegic Hands Of Stroke Patients, Nai-Hsin Meng, Sui-Foon Lo, Ting-I Han, Yi-Fang Hu, I-Shien Tseng, Mu-Jung Kao

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Thickening of finger extensor tendons in hemiplegic hands of stroke patients has never been reported. We reported 11 patients with stroke who experienced gradual onset of a painless swelling at the dorsal aspect of the hemiplegic wrist. Soft tissue sonography revealed that the swellings were mainly composed of thickened finger extensor tendons. This thickening typically involved the tendons of the 4th dorsal extensor compartment between the proximal carpal and mid-metacarpal levels. The maximal thickness of these tendons could reach over three times that of the corresponding tendons of the contralateral hand. The synovial tissue surrounding the thickened tendon was also …


Quantitative Emg Evaluation In Spastic Upper Extremity After Botulinum Toxin Injection-A Preliminary Report, Chiao-Wen Hwang, Ching-Hsiang Lu, Pei-Te Sheu, Ya-Wen Hsu, Kun-Shou Tsai, Ji-Long Wang Dec 2004

Quantitative Emg Evaluation In Spastic Upper Extremity After Botulinum Toxin Injection-A Preliminary Report, Chiao-Wen Hwang, Ching-Hsiang Lu, Pei-Te Sheu, Ya-Wen Hsu, Kun-Shou Tsai, Ji-Long Wang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Spasticity of the upper limb muscles is a common complication following stroke. Injection of botulinum toxin can decrease upper limb spasticity. The effects of botulinum toxin treatment are usually evaluated by activities of daily living, range of motion (ROM), or modified Ashworth scale. However, in this study, we evaluated the effect of botulinum toxin injection by quantitative EMG, and investigated the relationship between EMG and conventional evaluation methods.Twenty patients with chronic stroke-related spasticity of the upper limb muscles received botulinum injections. All injections were guided by EMG. Outcome measures included total modified Ashworth scale score on the elbow, wrist, metacarpal …


Extensive Carotid Fibromuscular Dysplasia With Dissections And Aneurysm Of The Ascending Aorta, Zafer Koç, A. Muhteşem Ağildere, Ayşe Fi̇li̇z Koç, Osman Kizilkiliç, Özlem Yalçin Jan 2004

Extensive Carotid Fibromuscular Dysplasia With Dissections And Aneurysm Of The Ascending Aorta, Zafer Koç, A. Muhteşem Ağildere, Ayşe Fi̇li̇z Koç, Osman Kizilkiliç, Özlem Yalçin

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Ç^1, A. Muhteşem AĞILDERE^2, Filiz KOÇ^3, Osman KIZILKILIÇ^1, Özlem YALÇIN^1 ^1Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Başkent University, Adana - Turkey ^2Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Başkent University, Ankara - Turkey ^3Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana – Turkey