Study to Assess Impact of Dysport Injections Early After Stroke on Upper Limb Spasticity Progression

Inclusion Criteria

• •2 to 12 weeks after first ever stroke according to the World Health Organisation criteria (previous transient ischaemic attack or clinically silent infarct on computerised tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are not counted as previous stroke)
• •Stroke confirmed by CT/MRI scan and classified as ischaemic/haemorrhagic stroke
• •Presence of spasticity:
• •* either symptomatic, based on symptomatic spasticity criteria (i.e. at least one of the following items: impacted passive/active function, involuntary movements, or pain ≥4 on a numeric pain rating scale \[NPRS\]), in addition to increased muscle tone \[Modified Ashworth Scale, MAS ≥2\])
• •* or only increased muscle tone (MAS≥2)