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ArticleMovement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society2025

Spastic Paresis: A Treatable Movement Disorder.

Jean-Michel Gracies, Katharine E Alter, Bo Biering-Sørensen, Julius P A Dewald, Dirk Dressler, Alberto Esquenazi, Jorge Hernandez Franco, Robert Jech, Ryuji Kaji, Lingjing Jin and 9 more

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors.

Jean-Michel GraciesService de Rééducation Neurolocomotrice, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Katharine E AlterMount Washington Pediatric Hospital, An Affiliate of The University of Maryland System and Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Bo Biering-SørensenMovement Disorder Clinic, Spasticity Clinic and Neuropathic Pain and CRPS Clinic, Neurological Department, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark.
Julius P A DewaldDepartment of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Dirk DresslerMovement Disorders Section, Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Alberto EsquenaziDepartment of PM&R, Moss Rehab Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory, Elkins Park, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jorge Hernandez FrancoDepartment of Rehabilitation, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery MVS, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
Robert JechDepartment of Neurology and Center of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9732-8947
Ryuji KajiTokushima University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan.
Lingjing JinDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, Tongji Hospital and Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7199-2578
Erle C H LimDivision of Neurology, National University Health System, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Preeti RaghavanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Raymond RosalesMetropolitan Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas Manila and Clinical Neurophysiology and Movement Disorders, St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines.
Ali S ShalashAin Shams Movement Disorders Group, Department of Neurology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
David M SimpsonDepartment of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Areerat SuputtitadaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Michele VecchioDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, "AOU Policlinico G. Rodolico", Catania, Italy.
Jörg WisselNeurology and Psychosomatic at Wittenbergplatz, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6238-3578
Spasticity Study Group of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society

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