Electrophysiologic assessment of spasticity in children using H-reflex
We investigated a possible correlation between Hoffmann's reflex (H-reflex) and the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) in children with spasticity. H-reflex latencies, amplitudes (H amplitude), Hmax/Mmax amplitude, and MAS were simultaneously measured in 30 children who had bilateral spastici...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2013-10-01
|
| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1544 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850042908872278016 |
|---|---|
| author | Hasan Tekgül Muzaffer Polat Ayşe Tosun Gül Serdaroğlu Sarenur Gökben |
| author_facet | Hasan Tekgül Muzaffer Polat Ayşe Tosun Gül Serdaroğlu Sarenur Gökben |
| author_sort | Hasan Tekgül |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
We investigated a possible correlation between Hoffmann's reflex (H-reflex) and the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) in children with spasticity. H-reflex latencies, amplitudes (H amplitude), Hmax/Mmax amplitude, and MAS were simultaneously measured in 30 children who had bilateral spasticity on the lower extremities. Children with MAS scores of 1 and +1 composed Group I (n=11), and children with MAS scores of 2 and 3 composed Group II (n=26) and Group III (n=23), respectively. The H-reflex latencies were significantly shorter and Hmax/Mmax ratios were significantly higher in patients with cerebral palsy than controls irrespective of the degree of the MAS. The H-reflex latencies in patients with MAS of 1 or +1 were significantly longer than in patients with MAS of 2. Other than between these two groups for H-reflex latencies, no significant differences were revealed among the three different MAS groups for either H-reflex latencies or Hmax/Mmax ratios. There is a positive correlation between spasticity assessed by MAS and H-reflex. We concluded that the H-reflex is a reliable electrophysiologic test for assessment of spasticity in children.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-904feab9dd634a9ab1faad81cb86cdff |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 0041-4301 2791-6421 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2013-10-01 |
| publisher | Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health |
| record_format | Article |
| series | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| spelling | doaj-art-904feab9dd634a9ab1faad81cb86cdff2025-08-20T02:55:23ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212013-10-01555Electrophysiologic assessment of spasticity in children using H-reflexHasan Tekgül0Muzaffer PolatAyşe TosunGül SerdaroğluSarenur GökbenDivision of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Ege University Hospital, İzmir, Turkey. hasan.tekgul@ege.edu.tr. We investigated a possible correlation between Hoffmann's reflex (H-reflex) and the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) in children with spasticity. H-reflex latencies, amplitudes (H amplitude), Hmax/Mmax amplitude, and MAS were simultaneously measured in 30 children who had bilateral spasticity on the lower extremities. Children with MAS scores of 1 and +1 composed Group I (n=11), and children with MAS scores of 2 and 3 composed Group II (n=26) and Group III (n=23), respectively. The H-reflex latencies were significantly shorter and Hmax/Mmax ratios were significantly higher in patients with cerebral palsy than controls irrespective of the degree of the MAS. The H-reflex latencies in patients with MAS of 1 or +1 were significantly longer than in patients with MAS of 2. Other than between these two groups for H-reflex latencies, no significant differences were revealed among the three different MAS groups for either H-reflex latencies or Hmax/Mmax ratios. There is a positive correlation between spasticity assessed by MAS and H-reflex. We concluded that the H-reflex is a reliable electrophysiologic test for assessment of spasticity in children. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1544 |
| spellingShingle | Hasan Tekgül Muzaffer Polat Ayşe Tosun Gül Serdaroğlu Sarenur Gökben Electrophysiologic assessment of spasticity in children using H-reflex The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Electrophysiologic assessment of spasticity in children using H-reflex |
| title_full | Electrophysiologic assessment of spasticity in children using H-reflex |
| title_fullStr | Electrophysiologic assessment of spasticity in children using H-reflex |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electrophysiologic assessment of spasticity in children using H-reflex |
| title_short | Electrophysiologic assessment of spasticity in children using H-reflex |
| title_sort | electrophysiologic assessment of spasticity in children using h reflex |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1544 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT hasantekgul electrophysiologicassessmentofspasticityinchildrenusinghreflex AT muzafferpolat electrophysiologicassessmentofspasticityinchildrenusinghreflex AT aysetosun electrophysiologicassessmentofspasticityinchildrenusinghreflex AT gulserdaroglu electrophysiologicassessmentofspasticityinchildrenusinghreflex AT sarenurgokben electrophysiologicassessmentofspasticityinchildrenusinghreflex |