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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:

PR2.14835, 1954-1955

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.14835
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, chart and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 49 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: disseminated sclerosis; demeylinating process; disseminated encephalo-myelitis; spastic paresis; and nystagmus. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1954-1955

PR2.14876, 1955

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.14876
Scope and Contents

Chart and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 64 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: rheumatoid arthritis; limb spasticity; spasms; tremor; hypertonus; and pyramidal and extra-pyramidal motor disorder. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1955

PR2.14941, 1955-1964

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.14941
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence, notes, reports and chart relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 43 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: spondylosis; optic neuritis; vision disorder; weakness; ulnar neuritis; osteophytosis; spasticity; disseminated sclerosis; and numbness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1955-1964

PR2.14972, 1955-1960

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.14972
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, autopsy report, charts, notes and reports relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 34 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: arachnoiditis; paraparesis; disseminated sclerosis; and spastic ataxic gait. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1955-1960

PR2.14973, 1955-1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.14973
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart, notes, report and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 46 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: lumbar disc protrusion; low backache; limb spasticity; disseminated sclerosis; staggering gait; diplopia; and spondylosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1955-1956

PR2.15001, 1955

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.15001
Scope and Contents

Notes, reports and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 48 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: deficiency cord syndrome; hypertension; paraesthesiae in feet; and limb spasticity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1955

PR2.15020, 1955

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.15020
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, notes, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 2 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: atypical encephalitis; generalised spasticity; and mental deficiency. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1955

PR2.15105, 1955-1963

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.15105
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 53 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: limb spasticity; lateral sclerosis; motor neurone disease; demyelinating disease; limb weakness; and thyrotoxicosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1955-1963

PR2.15179, 1955

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.15179
Scope and Contents

Chart and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 65 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: tetra-spasticity; spastic dysarthria; nystagmus; and degenerative afffection of motor system. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1955

PR2.15204, 1955-1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.15204
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, reports, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 46 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: disseminated sclerosis; spastic drop-foot; ataxia in lower limbs; and tetra-spasticity. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1955-1957