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Spasticity
Spasticity
Spasticity is a feature of altered skeletal muscle performance in muscle tone involving hypertonia, which is also referred to as an unusual "tightness" of muscles. Clinically spasticity is defined as velocity dependent resistance to stretch, where a lack of inhibition from the CNS results in excessive contraction of the muscles, ultimately leading to hyperflexia. It mostly occurs in disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) impacting the upper motor neuron in the form of a lesion, such as spastic diplegia, but it can also present in various types of multiple sclerosis, which are autoimmune conditions...
Spasticity - List of case studies
- List of Symptoms
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speech Sore throat Spastic dysarthria Spasticity Speaking difficulties Speech deficits Speech ...
- Motor Neuron Disease
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should be repeated every 6 months or sooner if weakness or spasticity develops in the limb muscles. - ... swallowing difficulties , speaking difficulties , spasticity, limb weakness . Related Conditions : motor neuron ...
- Spinal pathology
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sign negative, no pathological neurological findings [No spasticity, clonus, etc] Pulses were felt Large joints – no ... explained to the patient No prognosis of improvement of spasticity and unstable gait. Review and Follow-Up Follow up: As ...
- Cervical pain and limitation of movement after 2 cervical spine surgeries
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spinal cord dysfunction from the syrinx is manifested as spasticity, sensory changes and pathological reflexes. Surgical ...
- Cervical Disk Hernia_1
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rest of the upper limb muscles have normal strength No spasticity in the upper limb, weak tendon reflexes (more so on the right). ... limbs. Normal sensation. Upper limbs – There is no spasticity, motor or sensory loss, (including propioception). There are normal ...
- Motor Neuron Disease – additional opinion
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swallowing difficulties , speaking difficulties , spasticity, limb weakness , respiratory muscle weakness. Related ... swallowing difficulties , speaking difficulties , spasticity, limb weakness , respiratory muscle weakness. ...
- Spinal pathology – additional opinion
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sign negative, no pathological neurological findings [No spasticity, clonus, etc] Pulses were felt Large joints – no ... explained to the patient No prognosis of improvement of spasticity and unstable gait. Review and Follow-Up Follow up: As ...
- Multiple Sclerosis_2
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(Lioresal) and tizanidine (Zanaflex) may help reduce spasticity. Plasma exchange (plasmapheresis). Plasma ...
- Demyelinizing Disease
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Baclofen or Tizanidine may alleviate the leg spasticity . A low dose of 5 mg of Bacolfen twice daily should be started , ... Optica, vitamin B12 deficiency, gait disability, leg spasticity. Examinations : lumbosacral NMR, neurological examination, ...
- Cerebral Atrophy
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problem in these disorders. Clonazepam can be helpful with spasticity and tremor as well as anxiety. If indeed this gentleman has MSA and ...