Table 2.
Concepts and pathophysiological mechanisms categorized in articles measuring movement disorder after stroke
|
Concept |
Articles (n) |
Pathophysiological mechanisms |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paresis | Limited range of motion | Stiffness/ hypertonia | Muscle overactivity/ hyperreflexia | Motor control/ dexterity | ||
| Spasticity |
16 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
9 |
2 |
| Muscle tone or hypertonia |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
| Muscle overactivity |
4* |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - paresis |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| - motor control |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| - impairment |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| - coupling |
3# |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| - secondary changes |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| - normalization | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*muscle overactivity (n = 2), reflex response (n = 2); # affected & non affected side (n = 1), upper & lower extremity (n = 1), proximal & distal segment of extremity (n = 1).