The rectus femoris spasticity observed during clinical examination, prolonged rectus femoris EMG activity in swing during gait, and the delay in the timing of the peak knee flexion in swing are ...

First, gait-scissoring can be observed in patients in the advanced stages of spastic paraparesis, such as the diplegic gait pattern seen in patients with juvenile cerebral palsy, in whom severe ...

Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), also known as familial spastic paraparesis, is a term used for a group of inherited diseases that affect the upper motor neurons traveling from the brain ...

Background Spastic cerebral palsy (SCP) is a common neurological disorder causing inadequate motor-control and functional gait pattern. Fixed ankle-foot orthoses (FAFOs) have become a widespread ...

Two patients with spastic diplegia secondary to prematurity have had a dramatic improvement in gait during the first 6 months after starting modafinil.

For individuals with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy and stiff-knee gait with decreased peak knee flexion in the swing phase, distal rectus femoris transfer (DRFT) produces significant and lasting ...