Hypertonia
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| ICD-10 | P941 | |
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| ICD-9 | 358, 779.89 | |
| OMIM | [1] | |
| DiseasesDB | 20872 | |
| MedlinePlus | [2] | |
| eMedicine | / | |
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Hypertonia is an upper motor neuron dysfunction marked by an abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone and a reduced ability of a muscle to stretch (i.e. an increased stiffness). Hypertonia is usually a feature of spasticity in particular muscles. These features are common in cerebral palsy.
A form of hypertonia unrelated to spasticity is known as Paratonia which is associated with dementia.
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- "The Clasp Knife Phenomenon" at mcg.edu
Diseases of myoneural junction and muscle / neuromuscular disease (G70–G73, 358–359) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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