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HIPERTONIA EXTRAPIRAMIDAL [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Constant resistance to passive movement of a limb, as in bending a lead pipe, which is observed especially in patients with parkinsonism but sometimes with other forms of extrapyramidal disease.

OBS

The term "rigidity" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

OBS

The term "rigidity" is commonly used alone to refer to "lead-pipe rigidity".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Hypertonie musculaire qui disparaît dans le sommeil, associée à une augmentation du tonus de posture et d'attitude et qui indique une lésion des voies et des centres extrapyramidaux.

OBS

Le terme «hypertonie extrapyramidale» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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