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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:

PR2.18440, 1957-1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.18440
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: limb spasticity; muscle weakness; and amyotrophic sclerosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1958

PR2.18570, 1958-1959

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.18570
Scope and Contents

Correpsondence, charts and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 5 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: spasticity; hypotonia; and mentally retarded. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1959

PR2.19099, 1958-1963

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19099
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 48 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: degenerative myelopathy; spastic weakness; leg ataxia; and right XII paresis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1963

PR2.20564, 1959

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.20564
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 15 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: congenital athetosis with spasticity; old head injury; dysarthria; and tremor. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959