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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:

PR2.4275, 1946-1961

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4275
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 56 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: speech disorder; progressive degenerative condition; spasticity; and hypertonus. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1961

PR2.4277, 1946

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4277
Scope and Contents

Notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 5 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: drop-foot; and spastic hemiparesis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.4293, 1946

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4293
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 32 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: nystagmus; spasticity; retrobulbar neuritis; and disseminated sclerosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.4315, 1945-1969

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4315
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report, notes, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 3 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; intracranial pressure; hemiparesis; choreoathetosis; spasticity; and ependymoblastoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1945-1969

PR2.4326, 1946

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4326
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 27 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: disseminated sclerosis; numbness; and spasticity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.4365, 1946-1950

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4365
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 41 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: diplegia; concussion of the spinal cord; work accident; paresis; and spasticity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1950

PR2.4403, 1946-1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4403
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 58 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: ependymoblastoma; back pain; and spastic gait. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1953

PR2.4417, 1945-1948

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4417
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, charts, drawing and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 41 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: headache; spinal cord tumour; paraplegia; ependymoma; astrocytoma; and spasticity. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1945-1948

PR2.4505, 1946

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4505
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 66 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: drop foot; and spastic monoparesis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.4529, 1946-1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4529
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 67 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: numbness; leg weakness; and neuritis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1949