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Record 1 2018-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Muscles and Tendons
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
G24
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Abnormal muscle tone, including both excessive or exaggerated tone, as in muscle spasm, and deficient or absent tone [causing] persisting posture of a body part, which can result in grotesque movement and distorted positions of the body.

CONT

Dystonia is characterized by involuntary movements and abnormal and often painful postures.

OBS

G24: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Muscles et tendons
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
G24
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Contraction tonique, involontaire et incoercible, de survenue intermittente et localisée à certains groupes musculaires, sans aucune systématisation fonctionnelle.

CONT

La dystonie se traduit par des contractions musculaires soutenues, involontaires, entraînant des mouvements répétitifs et de torsion ainsi que des postures anormales.

OBS

G24 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Músculos y tendones
  • Sistema nervioso
Entrada(s) universal(es)
G24
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Alteración del tono muscular, algunas veces provocadas por la ingesta de medicamentos o por la falta de ejercicio en periodos prolongados.

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