Espasticidad, conceptos fisiológicos y fisiopatológicos aplicados a la clínica

Bolaños-Jiménez, Rodrigo; Arizmendi-Vargas, Jorge; Calderón-Álvarez Tostado, José Luis; Carrillo-Ruiz, José Damián; Rivera-Silva, Gerardo; Jiménez-Ponce, Fiacro

Espasticidad, conceptos fisiológicos y fisiopatológicos aplicados a la clínica

Journal

Revista Mexicana de Neurociencia

ISSN

2604-6180

Date Issued

2011

Author(s)

Bolaños-Jiménez, Rodrigo

Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - CampCM

Arizmendi-Vargas, Jorge

Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - CampCM

Calderón-Álvarez Tostado, José Luis

Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - CampCM

Carrillo-Ruiz, José Damián

Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - CampCM

Rivera-Silva, Gerardo

Jiménez-Ponce, Fiacro

Type

text::journal::journal article

URL

https://scripta.up.edu.mx/handle/20.500.12552/2403

https://www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/revmexneu/rmn-2011/rmn113d.pdf

Abstract

Objective: Spasticity is one of the signs described since centuries ago. Nevertheless, this definition per se would be difficult to understand, inclusive for the neurologist, neurosurgeon and therapist. This review pretends to analyze the meaning and clarify the vision of what does it stand for in clinical practice, to differentiate between one patient with spasticity from one that does not. Development: Spasticity is a secondary disease to an insult of the central nervous system. It is defined as an augmentation of muscular stretch reflex that depends of the muscular movement for its manifestation. Pathogenic mechanisms involved in this disorder include an increased neuronal excitation and a decreased neuronal inhibition, that bring as consequence, hyperreflexia and/or hypertonic muscular reflex.