loading...| Preferred Name | Muscle spasticity | |
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Upper motor neuron signs Spasticity |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Muscle_spasticity |
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UMLS: C0026838 |
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| definition |
Definition: Spasticity is a condition in which there is an abnormal increase in muscle tone or stiffness of muscle, which might interfere with movement, speech, or be associated with discomfort or pain. Spasticity is usually caused by damage to nerve pathways within the brain or spinal cord that control muscle movement. It may occur in association with spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke, brain or head trauma, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, hereditary spastic paraplegias, and metabolic diseases such as adrenoleukodystrophy, phenylketonuria, and Krabbe disease. The degree of spasticity varies from mild muscle stiffness to severe, painful, and uncontrollable muscle spasms. Spasticity can interfere with rehabilitation in patients with certain disorders, and often interferes with daily activities. Symptoms may include hypertonicity (increased muscle tone), muscle spasms, scissoring (involuntary crossing of the legs), and fixed joints (contractures). Spastic gait often presents after someone has suffered a stroke with a paresis of one leg, (origin of spastic gait in central motor system (pyramidal)). This is also scored here. |
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We scored as TRUE: spasticity; spastic; spastic gait; spastic tone; spastic hypertonia; spastic hypertonus; spastic ataxia. Where the root word spastic is written down, and words that derive from that and mean that the patient suffered from spasticity. We also scored as TRUE: contractures; contracted posture of a limb; muscle spasms. We did NOT score: hypertonia; hypertonus; described exaggerated reflexes - these were scored in ‘Upper motor neuron signs – hyperreflexia and other pathological reflexes’; any descriptions that only imply spasticity. We did not make any interpretations. |
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Muscle_spasticity Muscle:spasticity |
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Muscle spasticity |
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| NeurodegenerationAssociatedTrait |
false |
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| notation |
Muscle:spasticity |
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| prefLabel |
Muscle spasticity |
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| synonym |
Upper motor neuron signs Spasticity |
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