Electroneuromyographical evaluation of the manifestation degree of the spasticity-paretic syndrome in patients with central hemiparesis of different genesis

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to assess the relationship between different electroneuromyographical characteristics of the spasticityparetic syndrome in patients with central hemiparesis of different genesis (stroke or brain injury consequence). 70 patients (53 males and 17 females) at the age of 13-64 years with clinical signs of spastic hemiparesis (stroke and craniocerebral injury consequence) underwent complex neurophysiological testing, based on the combination of global and stimulation (H-reflexes, M-responses, transcranially evoked potentials, electrophysiological analogue of the Babinski reflex) EMG. It has been demonstrated that all the ENMG-values used in the work are complementary. Polysynaptic response duration has been found to be the most informative parameter of the electrophysiological analogue of the Babinski reflex.