loading...| Preferred Name | myotonia | |
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| Definitions |
Prolonged failure of muscle relaxation after contraction. This may occur after voluntary contractions, muscle percussion, or electrical stimulation of the muscle. Myotonia occurs in some myopathies such as myotonia congenita, paramyotonia, certain channelopathies, and some forms of musuclar paralysis related to potassium metabolism. |
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| ID |
http://www.semanticweb.org/danielhier/ontologies/2019/3/untitled-ontology-57/myotonia |
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| CUI |
C0700153 |
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| Exam_Part |
Motor |
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| Example_1 |
tonic muscle contraction with delayed relaxation |
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| Example_2 |
myotonia observed |
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| Example_3 |
Delayed relaxation of muscle after contraction |
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| isDefinedBy |
Prolonged failure of muscle relaxation after contraction. This may occur after voluntary contractions, muscle percussion, or electrical stimulation of the muscle. Myotonia occurs in some myopathies such as myotonia congenita, paramyotonia, certain channelopathies, and some forms of musuclar paralysis related to potassium metabolism. |
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| prefixIRI |
untitled-ontology-57:myotonia |
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| prefLabel |
myotonia |
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| SNOMED |
3434004 |
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| synonym_1 |
myotonus |
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| synonym_2 |
tonic muscle spasm |
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| subClassOf |
http://www.semanticweb.org/danielhier/ontologies/2019/3/untitled-ontology-57#motor_disorders |