Maurer, Henn, Dittrich & To evaluate THC in
antispastic and analgesic effects Hofmann, 1990.
The complete free of symptom during this period could probably be the effect of
antispastic medicine.
Nurlu, "Assessment of the short-term effect of
antispastic positioning on spasticity," Pediatrics International, vol.
The well-known cannabis and tetra hydrocannabinol (THC = 6,9--THC) possess
antispastic action, hallucinogenic, antiemetic, anxiolytic and analgesic effects.
Delta-9-THC shows
antispastic and analgesic effects in a single case double blind trial.
The study was limited to individuals with motor complete SCI (cervical 5 through thoracic 11) who experienced spasticity and were on
antispastic medications for a specific time to ensure stability of the score.
Antispastic effect of low frequency rTMS applied with occupational therapy in poststroke patients with upper limb paresis.
Nurlu, Assessment of the short-term effect of
antispastic positioning on spasticity, Pediatr Int 47(4) (2005), 440-45.
received approval for its ANDA for baclofen, a muscle relaxant and
antispastic. It is useful for the alleviation of the signs and symptoms of spasticity resulting from multiple sclerosis, particularly for the relief of flexor spasms and concomitant pain, clonus and muscular rigidity.
His initial experience was disappointing: graft occlusion secondary to spasm from traumatic harvesting and lack of perioperative
antispastic measures was a common complication.
Applications: a natural product extracted from the seeds and aerial parts of a plant widely used in Egyptian medicine as an
antispastic and for treatment of angina pectoris.
Cannabinoids have a number of potential therapeutic uses, including
antispastic, analgesic and anti-emetic effects, as well as the treatment of glaucoma and wasting in diseases like AIDS (see Feldman & Glass, 1998; Ameri, 1999 for reviews).
Some consideration also needs to be given to the side effects of some treatments, particularly the weakness and fatigue induced by
antispastic medication.
