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HYPERTONIE SPASTIQUE [2 records]

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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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Record 2 2010-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Nervous System
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

A state of increased muscular tone with exaggeration of the tendon reflexes.

CONT

Physical trauma to the central nervous system, stroke, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and hereditary spastic parapaesis are all common causes of spasticity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
  • Muscles et tendons
DEF

Hypertonie accusée des muscles du squelette avec rigidité et exagération des réflexes ostéo-tendineux.

OBS

hypertonie spastique : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Músculos y tendones
DEF

Cualidad de espástico o espasmódico [que se manifiesta en un] aumento del tono muscular o contracción sostenida.

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