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Hypertonia is a term
sometimes used
synonymously with
spasticity and
rigidity in the
literature surrounding damage to the
central nervous system, namely...
- with a
combination of paralysis,
increased tendon reflex activity, and
hypertonia. It is also
colloquially referred to as an
unusual "tightness", stiffness...
- can
result in
abnormally low (hypotonia) or high (
hypertonia)
muscle tone.
Another form of
hypertonia is paratonia,
which is ****ociated with dementia....
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Athletes with
mobility impairments such as
muscle power, limb deficiency,
hypertonia,
ataxia or
athetosis that
render them
incapable of
safely running or pedalling...
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cerebral palsy. It
includes people who have
coordination impairments such as
hypertonia,
ataxia and athetosis.
Runners in this
class may
appear to have a slight...
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causes tonic-clonic
movements (greater than 10% of people) and
rarely hypertonia.
Vomiting can be
expected in 5–15% of the patients;
pretreatment with...
- imperfecta)
Hypertonia –
Hypertonia is
marked by an
abnormal increase in
muscle tension and
reduced ability of a
muscle to stretch.
Hypertonia may result...
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response to
tactile or
acoustic stimuli and an
ensuing period of
hypertonia. The
hypertonia may be
predominantly truncal,
attenuated during sleep, or less...
- unconsciousness, and
sudden death.
Other reactions may
include hyperreflexia,
hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, and extensor-plantar reflexes.
Atypically and/or rarely...
- events. It
includes people who have
coordination impairments such as
hypertonia,
ataxia and athetosis. It is the
athletics equivalent of the more general...
