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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:

PR2.10202, 1951-1960

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.10202
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 49 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: disseminated sclerosis; demyelinating lesion; spasticity; and diplopia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1951-1960

PR2.10210, 1951-1960

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.10210
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and autopsy report relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 61 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: myocardial infarction; spinal cord degeneration; spinal cord compression; and spastic paraplegia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1951-1960

PR2.10336, 1951

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.10336
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 59 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: ataxia; spasticity; and cerebral atrophy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1951

PR2.10377, 1951

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.10377
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, report, chart and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 18 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: demyelinating disease; unsteadiness; speech difficulty; and spastic paresis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1951

PR2.10400, 1951

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.10400
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 54 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral atrophy; and progressive spastic hemiparesis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1951

PR2.10531, 1951

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.10531
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 16 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: gliotic brain damage; fits; gliosis; spastic limp; mental deficiency; dysrhythmia; spastic paresis; epilepsy; atrophied arm; and palsied hand. No treatment given. Patient discharged

Dates: 1951

PR2.10556, 1951

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.10556
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 65 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: multiple lesions on an arteriosclerotic basis; stiff leg; hypertonus; drop-foot; limb spasticity; spastic tripresis; deafness; and neurone lesion in lower limb. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1951

PR2.10557, 1951-1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.10557
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 58 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: cervical spondylosis; orbital tumour; drop-foot; cervical osteophytosis; arterial diesease in legs; paraesthesia; eye pain; proptosis; early lens sclerosis; thryotropic exophthalmos; and eyelid retraction. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1951-1958

PR2.10656, 1951-1952

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.10656
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes and charts relating to male patient fromEdinburgh and the Lothians aged 21 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; unconsciousness; confusion; incontinence; skull fracture; headache; spastic limbs; and fratured clavicle. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1951-1952

PR2.10711, 1952-1960

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.10711
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 43 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; disseminated sclerosis; diplopia; spinal cord compression; demyelinating disease; nystagmus; and spasticity. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1952-1960