Spasticity
Spasticity: Introduction
Spasticity: When there are hypertonic movements of the muscles and they are stiff.
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Causes of Spasticity:
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Spasticity
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- ATAXIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- SPASTICITY
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Ataxia
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- Ataxia
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- MYOCLONUS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Ataxia
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Myoclonus
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Ataxia
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Ataxia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Myoclonus
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Ataxia
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Ataxia
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- Ataxia
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Myoclonus
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Ataxia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Myoclonus
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Ataxia
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Ataxia
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Myoclonus
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- MYOCLONUS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Spasticity: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Spasticity
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Spasticity
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After a stroke or other brain injury, certain muscles may start to contract involuntarily, often causing pain or restricting movement. This is called...
In the aftermath of a stroke, many people experience an uncontrollable tightness in the arms or legs that can cause pain and restrict movement. These...
Among the many serious consequences of a stroke, one of the most physically debilitating is "spasticity," or uncontrolled muscle tightness. Pain and...
After suffering a stroke, many people experience post-stroke spasticity, muscle tightness that not only impairs mobility, but also impacts the life...
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Causes of Spasticity listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Spasticity as a symptom include:
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Article Excerpts about Spasticity
Spasticity is a
condition in which certain muscles are continuously contracted. This
contraction causes stiffness or tightness of the muscles and may interfere
with gait, movement, and speech.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Spasticity Information Page: NINDS)
Spasticity is a
condition in which certain muscles are continuously contracted. This
contraction causes stiffness or tightness of the muscles and may interfere
with gait, movement, and speech.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Spasticity Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Spasticity:
Spasticity: One type of increase in muscle tone at rest; characterized by increased resistance to passive stretch, velocity dependent and asymmetric about joints (i.e., greater in the flexor muscles at the elbow and the extensor muscles at the knee). Exaggerated deep tendon reflexes and clonus are additional manifestations.clasp-knife spasticity.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Abnormal increase in skeletal or smooth muscle tone. Skeletal muscle hypertonicity may be associated with PYRAMIDAL TRACT lesions or BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES.
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The quality of moving or acting in spasms
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Detailed list of causes of Spasticity
The list below shows some of the causes of Spasticity mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Spasticity?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Spasticity.
Of the 292
causes of Spasticity that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 1
causes are "common" diseases
- 3
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 12
causes are "rare" diseases
- 4
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 274
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Spasticity
Conditions listing symptoms: Spasticity:
The following list of conditions
have 'Spasticity' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type 4
... progressive spasticityA
Acidic dry cell batteries inhalation poisoning
... spasticityADANE
... spasticityAgyria-pachygyria type 1
... spasticityAicardi-Goutieres syndrome 1
... spasticityAicardi-Goutieres syndrome 2
... spasticityAicardi-Goutieres syndrome 3
... spasticityAicardi-Goutieres syndrome 4
... spasticityAicardi-Goutieres syndrome 5
... spasticityAkesson syndrome
... spasticityAlexander Syndrome
... spasticityAlpers Syndrome
... spasticity, progressive spasticityAlpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase deficiency
... spasticityAmyloidosis, oculoleptomeningeal
... spasticityAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2, juvenile
... spastic gaitAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis 3
... spasticityAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4, juvenile
... spasticityAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis 5
... spasticityAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis 6
... spasticityAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7
... spasticityAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis 8
... spasticityAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis, type 6
... spasticityAngiokeratoma - mental retardation - coarse face
... spasticityArginase deficiency
... spasticityArthritis - short stature - deafness
... spasticityAspartylglucosaminidase deficiency
... spasticityAspartylglucosaminuria
... spasticityAspartylglycosaminuria
... spasticityAtaxia spastic congenital miosis
... spasticityAtaxia, Hereditary, Autosomal Dominant
... spasticityAtaxia, spastic, 3, autosomal recessive
... spasticityB
Bahemuka Brown syndrome
... spasticityBasal Ganglia Disease, Adult-Onset
... spasticityBd syndrome
... spasticityBonneman-Meinecke-Reich syndrome
... spasticityBonnemann-Meinecke-Reich syndrome
... spasticityBrain - bone - fat
... spasticityBruyn-Scheltens syndrome
... spasticityC
CACH syndrome
... spasticityCAMFAK syndrome
... spasticityCerebrorenodigital syndrome
... spasticityCerebrotendinous Xanthomatosus
... spasticityCeroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 2, late infantile type
... spasticityCeroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 4
... spasticityChemical poisoning - Acidic dry cell batteries
... spasticityChondrodysplasia Punctata, Rhizomelic type
... spasticityChromosome 1, monosomy 1q25 q32
... spasticityChromosome 11q partial deletion
... spasticityChromosome 18, Tetrasomy 18p
... spasticityChromosome 2p deletion syndrome
... spasticityChromosome 7, monosomy 7q3
... spasticityChylomicron retention disease with Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome
... spasticityCoenzyme Q 10 (CoQ10), deficiency
... spasticityCoffin syndrome 1
... spasticityCongenital Gigantism with Skeletal Dysplasia
... spasticityCorneal cerebellar syndrome
... spasticityCorpus callosum dysgenesis X-linked recessive
... spasticityCree leukoencephalopathy
... spasticityCutis verticis gyrata mental deficiency
... spasticityCystinuria - lysinuria
... spasticityD
Dandy-Walker malformation with mental retardation, basal ganglia disease, and seizures
... spasticityDe Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome
... spasticityDegenerative motor system disease
... spasticityDementia, familial British
... spasticityE
Encephalo cranio cutaneous lipomatosis
... spasticityEncephalocele anterior
... spasticityEncephalocele frontal
... spasticityEncephalopathy - intracranial calcification - growth hormone deficiency - microcephaly - retinal degeneration
... spasticityEncephalopathy due to sulphite oxidase deficiency
... spasticityEpileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 1
... spasticityEpileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 3
... spasticityF
Fahr's Syndrome
... spasticityFischer Syndrome
... spasticityFranek-Bocker-Kahlen syndrome
... spasticityFucosidosis
... spasticityG
Gangliosidosis GM1 type 3
... spasticityGangliosidosis, generalized GM1 type 3
... spasticityGaucher disease type 2
... progressive spasticityGlucose transport defect, blood-brain barrier
... spasticityGrix-Blankenship-Peterson syndrome
... spasticityGräsbeck-Imerslund disease
... spasticityGustavson syndrome
... spasticityH
Hallervorden-Spatz disease
... spasticityHoloprosencephaly deletion 2p
... spasticityHoward-Young syndrome
... spasticityHyperglycinemia
... spasticityHypomyelination - hypogonadotropic hypogonadism - hypodontia
... spasticityI
IBIDS syndrome
... spasticityIchthyosis mental retardation asymptomatic spasticity
... spasticityImerslünd-Grasbeck Syndrome
... spasticityIncontinentia Pigmenti
... spasticityInfantile sialic acid storage disorder
... spasticityJ
Johnston Aarons Schelley syndrome
... spasticityK
Kernicterus
... spasticityKoone-Rizzo-Elias syndrome
... spasticityKrabbe leukodystrophy
... spasticityKrabbé Disease
... spasticityL
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
... spasticityLeukoencephalopathy - palmoplantar keratoderma
... spasticityLindstrom syndrome
... spasticityLissencephaly - immunodeficiency
... spasticityLissencephaly type 1, due to LIS 1 anomalies
... spasticityLubs X-linked mental retardation syndrome
... spasticityLupine poisoning
... spasticityM
MacDermot-Winter syndrome
... spasticityMachado-Joseph Disease
... spasticityMalformations in neuronal migration
... spasticityMarinesco-Sjogren syndrome
... spasticityMassa-Casaer-Ceulemans syndrome
... spasticityMedulloblastoma
... spasticityMegalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts
... spasticityMegaloblastic Anemia 1
... spasticityMental retardation - spasticity - ectrodactyly
... spasticityMental retardation athetosis microphthalmia
... spasticityMental retardation progressive spasticity
... progressive spasticityMental retardation progressive spasticity, X-linked
... progressive spasticityMental retardation, X-linked - hypotonia - recurrent Infections
... spasticityMercury - Teratogenic Agent
... spasticityMethylmalonic aciduria - microcephaly - cataract
... spasticityMethylmercury - Teratogenic Agent
... spasticityMGA 4
... progressive spasticityMicrocephaly - mental retardation - spasticity - epilepsy
... spasticityMicrocephaly brain defect spasticity hypernatremia
... spasticityMicrolissencephaly - micromelia
... spasticityMicrophthalmia - brain atrophy
... progressive spasticityMicrophthalmia - mental deficiency
... spasticityMicrophthalmia and mental deficiency
... spasticityMicrophthalmia syndromic, type 10
... spasticity, progressive spasticityMild citrullinemia
... spasticityMiller-Dieker syndrome
... spasticityMotor and cognitive disorder due to sepiapterin reductase deficiency
... spasticityMucopolysaccharidosis type 2 Hunter syndrome- severe form
... spasticityN
N syndrome
... spasticityN-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosaminidase
... spasticityNephronophthisis familial, adult - spastic quadriparesis
... spasticityNerve sheath neoplasm
... spasticityNeuroaxonal dystrophy - renal tubular acidosis
... spasticityNeurodegenerative syndrome, X-linked, Hamel type
... spasticityNeuroferritinopathy
... spasticityNeuroferritinopathy (adult-onset basal ganglia disease)
... spasticityNeuronal intranuclear inclusion disease
... spasticityNeuropathy sensory spastic paraplegia
... spasticityNiemann-Pick disease
... spasticityNon-ketotic hyperglycinemia
... spasticityNyssen-Van Bogaert-Meyer syndrome
... spasticityO
Oculopalatocerebral syndrome
... spasticityOssification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine
... spastic gaitOvarioleukodystrophy
... spastic gaitP
Parkinson disease 9
... spasticityParkinson disease 9 (PARK9)
... spasticityParkinsonism, early onset with mental retardation
... spasticityParkinsonism, early-onset - mental retardation
... spasticityPelizaeus-Merzbacher brain sclerosis
... spasticityPelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
... spasticityPelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, adult onset
... progressive spasticityPeriodic hyperlysinemia
... spasticityPernicious anemia
... spasticityPhenylketonuria
... spasticityPIBIDS syndrome
... spasticityPilo dento ungular dysplasia - microcephaly
... spasticityPontocerebellar hypoplasia with infantile spinal muscular atrophy
... spasticityPowell-Venencie-Gordon syndrome
... spasticityPremature chromosome condensation with microcephaly and mental retardation
... spasticityPrimary Lateral Sclerosis
... spasticityPrimary lateral sclerosis, adult
... spastic gaitProgressive Rubella Panencephalitis
... progressive spasticityProud-Levine-Carpenter syndrome
... spasticityPseudo-torch syndrome
... spasticityPyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase deficiency
... spasticityR
Renier-Gabreels-Jasper syndrome
... spasticityRetinis pigmentosa - deafness - hypogenitalism
... spasticityRett-like syndrome
... spasticityRhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata, type 1
... spasticityRhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata, type 3
... spasticityRichards-Rundle syndrome
... spasticityRubella panencephalitis
... progressive spasticityS
Schimke, X-linked, mental retardation syndrome
... spasticitySchindler disease
... spasticitySchindler disease, type 1
... spasticitySchinzel Giedion Syndrome
... spasticitySegawa Syndrome
... spasticitySelective Vitamin B12 malabsorption with Proteinuria
... spasticitySialuria, Finnish type
... spasticitySpastic paraparesis
... spasticitySpastic paraplegia 10, autosomal dominant
... spastic gaitSpastic paraplegia 14, autosomal recessive
... spastic gaitSpastic paraplegia 17
... spastic gaitSpastic paraplegia 2, X-linked
... spastic gaitSpastic paraplegia 23
... spastic gaitSpastic paraplegia 3, autosomal dominant
... spastic gaitSpastic paraplegia 31, autosomal dominant
... spastic gaitSpastic paraplegia 4, autosomal dominant
... spastic gaitSpastic paraplegia 7, autosomal recessive
... spastic gaitSpastic paresis - glaucoma - mental retardation
... spasticitySpastic quadriplegia - retinitis pigmentosa - mental retardation
... spasticitySpasticity - mental retardation
... spasticitySpasticity - mental retardation - epilepsy, X-linked
... spasticitySpasticity - multiple exostoses
... spasticitySphingolipidosis
... spasticitySpinal atrophy - ophthalmoplegia - pyramidal syndrome
... spasticitySpinocerebellar ataxia 3
... spasticitySpinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal dominant
... spasticitySpinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive 5
... spasticitySpinocerebellar ataxia, Machado-Joseph type I
... spasticitySpinocerebellar ataxia, Machado-Joseph type II
... spasticitySpinocerebellar ataxia, Machado-Joseph type III
... spasticitySpinocerebellar ataxia, Machado-Joseph type V
... spasticitySpinocerebellar ataxia, X-linked, 2
... spasticitySpinocerebellar degenerescence, book type
... spasticityStratton-Parker syndrome
... spasticitySubacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
... spasticitySuperficial siderosis of the central nervous system
... spasticitySymmetrical thalamic calcifications
... spasticitySyringomelia
... spasticitySyringomyelia, lumbar lesion
... spasticityT
Thalamic degeneration symmetrical infantile
... spasticityThalamic degenerescence infantile
... spasticityThompson-Baraitser syndrome
... spasticityThrombocytopenia - cerebellar hypoplasia - short stature
... spasticityTome-Brune-Fardeau syndrome
... spasticityTriose phosphate-isomerase deficiency
... spasticityTriosephosphate isomerase 1
... spasticityU
Upper motor neuron weakness
... spasticityV
Van Bogaert disease
... spasticityVan Bogaert's disease
... spasticityVan Bogaert-Scherer-Epstein Disease
... spasticityVanishing white matter leukodystrophy
... spasticityVariant CJD
... spasticityVocal cord dysfunction familial
... spasticityW
Weaver Syndrome
... progressive spasticityWeaver Williams syndrome
... SpasticityWells Jankovic syndrome
... SpasticityWoods Black Norbury syndrome
... SpasticityX
X-linked alpha thalassemia mental retardation syndrome (ATR-X)
... spasticityX-linked hydrocephalus spectrum
... spasticityX-linked mental retardation - hypotonia
... spasticityXanthomatosis cerebrotendinous
... spasticityXeroderma pigmentosum
... spasticityXeroderma pigmentosum, type 1
... spasticityXeroderma pigmentosum, type 2
... spasticity
Conditions listing complications: Spasticity:
The following list of conditions
have 'Spasticity' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
H
Herpes, Neonatal
... spasticityHerpes, Neonatal - Central Nervous System Infection
... spasticityHyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria syndrome
... spasticityI
Inborn errors of thyroid hormone synthesis related to hypothyroidism
... spasticity
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Causes of Spasticity Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Spasticity based
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Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
What are the alternative names for Spasticity:
Spastic ataxia, Hypertonia, Muscle tone increased
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Spasticity:
Subtypes of Spasticity:
Spastic gait (13 causes), Excessive muscle tone (19 causes), Tetany (19 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Spasticity:
Spasms (1848 causes), Movement symptoms (2556 causes)
Symptoms related to Spasticity:
Muscle tone changes (1 cause), Muscle stiffness (144 causes), Weak muscles (3746 causes), Hypoxic episode, Ischemic episode, Perinatal asphyxia, Near-drowning, Suffocation (3 causes), Prenatal utero-placental insufficiency, Trauma, Tumor, Stroke (49 causes), Brainmalformations, Viral encephalitis
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