PROLONGED MUSCULAR FLACCIDITY - FREQUENCY AND ASSOCIATION WITH UNILATERAL SPATIAL NEGLECT AFTER STROKE

The frequency of prolonged muscular flaccidity (PMF) was examined in a series of stroke patients in chronic phase suffering from hemiplegia with minimal spontaneous recovery (MSR). The results indicated that in such a population with poor motor recovery, PMF was significantly mor e frequent than spasticity. PMF was found to be associated with left-s ided hemiplegia and unilateral spatial neglect. The minimal spontaneou s recovery of the series of stroke patients we studied could be depend ent on the interaction of three negative prognostic factors: left side d hemiplegia, unilateral spatial neglect and prolonged muscular flacci dity.