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Record 1 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Rigidity of the extensor muscles of a joint which thus offer resistance to passive flexion up to a point, when they give way rather suddenly allowing the joint then to be easily flexed.

OBS

This phenomenon is likened to the sensations encountered when opening a clasp knife. It is due to an increase in muscle tone in lesions of the pyramidal pathways.

OBS

The term "clasp-knife spasticity" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Phénomène rencontré dans l'hypertonie spastique du syndrome pyramidal où la résistance à la mobilisation passive est variable, cédant brusquement en «lame de canif».

Spanish

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