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Muscle spasticity

muscle spasticity

A combination of the symptoms of increased resistance to lengthening, hyperactive tendon reflexes, and clonus. Muscle spasticity occurs in hemiplegia.


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The Fiber Disease

... They did the pioneer work of developing the method recording from muscle afferents such as muscle spindles. This project continued to develop ... regarding muscle spindle function in normal and in patients with spasticity or rigidity. The method has also been used to explore a number ...

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by Skytroll
Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:14 am
 
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