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Muscle Spasticity

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A form of muscle hypertonia associated with upper MOTOR NEURON DISEASE. Resistance to passive stretch of a spastic muscle results in minimal initial resistance (a \"free interval\") followed by an incremental increase in muscle tone. Tone increases in proportion to the velocity of stretch. Spasticity is usually accompanied by HYPERREFLEXIA and variable degrees of MUSCLE WEAKNESS. ,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 314 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.5747, 1947

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5747
Scope and Contents

Notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 4 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: birth cerebral vascular accident; spasticity; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947

PR2.5805, 1947-1948

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5805
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 14 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: Pott's disease of spine; and spasticity. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947-1948

PR2.5824, 1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5824
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from outside Great Britain aged 56 in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: leg weakness; spasticity; and disseminated sclerosis. No treatment given. Patient not examined.

Dates: 1947

PR2.5850, 1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5850
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to female patient aged 14 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: spastic hemiplegia; birth injury; cerebral damage; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947

PR2.5851, 1947-1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5851
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 5 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: pyrexia; spastic paresis; cerebral venous thrombosis; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947-1957

PR2.5866, 1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5866
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 32 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: amyptrophic lateral sclerosis; muscle weakness; and spasticity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947

PR2.5987, 1947-1948

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5987
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 2 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral birth injury; ptosis; hemiparesis; and spastic drop foot. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947-1948

PR2.6003, 1947-1948

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.6003
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male aged 33 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: mid-brain haemorrhage; carotid thrombosis; hypoaesthesia; paralysis; and spasticity. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1947-1948

PR2.6008, 1947-1948

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.6008
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, report, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 1 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: vomiting; fit; paralysis; spasticity; and ependymoblastoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1947-1948

PR2.6082, 1940-1948

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.6082
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, report, notes and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 30 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: speech difficulties; spastic hemiparesis; cerebral thrombosis; stroke; and dizziness. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1948