loading...| Preferred Name | spasticity | |
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| Definitions |
A motor disorder characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes with increased muscle tone, exaggerated (hyperexcitable) tendon reflexes. |
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| ID |
http://www.semanticweb.org/danielhier/ontologies/2019/3/untitled-ontology-57/spasticity |
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| CUI |
C0026838 |
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| Exam_Part |
Motor |
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| Example_1 |
Excessive muscle contraction and reflex hyperexcitability caused by lesions involving the upper motor neurons of the corticospinal tract. |
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| Example_2 |
Increased involuntary muscle tone caused by central nervous system disorders that affect the regions interfering with voluntary movement. |
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| Example_3 |
A disorder characterized by increased involuntary muscle tone that affects the regions interfering with voluntary movement. |
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| HPO |
1257 |
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| isDefinedBy |
A motor disorder characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes with increased muscle tone, exaggerated (hyperexcitable) tendon reflexes. |
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| prefixIRI |
untitled-ontology-57:spasticity |
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| prefLabel |
spasticity |
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| SNOMED |
221360009 |
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| synonym_1 |
spastic |
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| synonym_2 |
muscle spasticity |
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| subClassOf |
http://www.semanticweb.org/danielhier/ontologies/2019/3/untitled-ontology-57/hypertonia |