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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:

PR2.7202, 1948-1949

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7202
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 64 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral haemorrhage; spasticity; and unconsciousness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1948-1949

PR2.7237, 1948

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7237
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 64 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; weight loss; lipoma; spasticity; ptosis; and progressive motor disorder. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948

PR2.7291, 1948-1949

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7291
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 2 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: slow mental development; microcephaly; and spasticity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948-1949

PR2.7296, 1948

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7296
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, and autopsy report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 22 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: aneurysm; epilepsy; spasticity; angioma; and subarachnoid haemorrhage. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1948

PR2.7302, 1948-1956

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7302
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, charts, report and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 54 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: spasticity; cortical atrophy; back pain; and leg weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948-1956

PR2.7419, 1949

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7419
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 1 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; birth injury; and muscle spasticity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1949

PR2.7501, 1948-1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7501
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 60 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: numbness; and spastic monoparesis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948-1949

PR2.7622, 1949-1951

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7622
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 46 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: unconsciousness; spasticity; and cerebral atrophy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1949-1951

PR2.7655, 1947-1950

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7655
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, drawing and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 61 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: neck pain; spasticity; prolapsed intervertebral disc; and spinal cord compression. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947-1950

PR2.7656, 1948

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7656
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 59 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; unsteadiness; drop-foot; muscle spasticity; and spinal cord syndrome. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948