
Opinion|Videos|July 9, 2024
Factors Influencing Treatment Choice in Spasticity
A panel of experts discuss variation in spasticity between patients and the role disease severity can play.
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Episodes in this series

- Discuss the variation in spasticity presentation among patients and within the same patient.
- How do you factor in this variability when recommending treatments?
- What roles do disease severity, anatomical distribution, and comorbidities play in choosing among different options?
- How important is it to understand triggers of spasticity or underlying disability causes when managing moderate/severe spasticity?
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