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Definition of Tonic spasm

Tonic spasm
Tonic Ton"ic, a. [Cf. F. tonigue, Gr. ?. See Tone.] 1. Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) `` from their forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation.' 2. Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power. 3. (Med.) Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions. Tonic spasm. (Med.) See the Note under Spasm.

Meaning of Tonic spasm from wikipedia

- provoke paroxysmal attacks. Most reported paroxysmal attacks are painful tonic spasms, dysarthria and ataxia, numbness and hemiparesis. They are typically...
- the characteristic epileptic spasms, episodes of clusters of tonic spasms of the axial and limb musculature. Such spasms are found in ****ociation with...
- patients have also seen relief with botox injections to help reduce tonic tensor tympani spasms. Holistic approaches are typically least desired by patients...
- epileptic encephalopathy. The syndrome is outwardly characterized by tonic spasms and partial seizures within the first few months of life, and receives...
- year 1646 in a report by Athanasius Kircher, in which he subdued chickens. Tonic immobility (also known as the act of feigning death, or exhibiting thanatosis)...
- hepatic encephalopathy. It can occur in epilepsy as part of a generalized tonic–clonic seizure, and in pregnant women presenting with severe pre-eclampsia...
- patients with infantile epileptic spasm syndrome (formerly called West syndrome) have been reported to progress with LGS. Tonic seizures are the most common...
- medulla oblongata can cause vomiting or hiccups, as well as pain and tonic spasms. Additional brain lesions are common but often asymptomatic (though cognitive...
- disappear by 6 months. OS will transition to West syndrome or LGS with age. Tonic spasms are the main seizures observed in OS. Unlike LGS, the spike-and-wave...
- classification identified febrile seizures, absence seizures, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, focal seizures, impaired awareness seizures, and status...