spastic movement disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: All patients receive a questionnaire to assess the severity of the three cardinal symptoms of a spastic movement disorder (stiffness of the affected joints, restriction of movement control, l
Sponsors
KABEG-Gailtal-Klinik Hermagor
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Part 1 Patients with a first infarction of the middle cerebral artery (acute, subacute or chronic) or a Hemorrhage in the basal ganglia Preserved capacity for insight and judgement Adequate understanding of language and tasks, Attention span for 15 minutes Part 2 Additionally patients with cerebral or spinal cord injury (stroke, traumatic brain injury) or another chronic disease of the central nervous system (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS, hereditary spastic spinal paralysis HSP, Parkinson's, MS, Alzheimer's) in their medical history.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with other neurological diseases Reduced vigilance or attention span Patients with adult representation Patients with severe speech impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Correlation of patients' self-assessment of stiffness with the categories of the modified Ashworth Scale (mAS) 2. Correlation of patients' self-assessment of movement control with the categories of the MRC (Medical Research Counsil Scale, MRS). 3. Correlation of patients' self-assessment of pain/discomfort with the categories of the SAAPS. The collected data will be analyzed with regard to correlation between the patients‘ estimation and the examiners results. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Descriptive statistics of demographic data and duration since stroke. Descriptive statistics of the three clinical parameters to check whether all severity categories (muscle tone, movement control, pain) are represented. Descriptive statistics of the self-assessment questionnaire with regard to the representation of the severity categories. | — |
Countries
Austria, Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKlemens Fheodoroff
KABEG-Gailtal-Klinik Hermagor
Outcome results
None listed