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hypertonia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hypertonicity, hypertonus |
| Type of | tone, tonicity, tonus |
| Derivation | hypertonic |
Examples of hypertonia
hypertonia
These include hyperreflexia, hypertonia and muscle weakness.
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The symptoms include tremors, hypertonia, hyperreflexia, hyperactivity, and vomiting and may last for up to three to six months.
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As individuals with Williams syndrome age, they frequently develop joint limitations and hypertonia, or diminished and weakened muscle tone.
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An overdose can cause delirium, convulsions, hypertonia, hyperreflexia, vomiting, renal failure, coma, and death through cardiac or respiratory arrest.
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This damage impairs the ability of some nerve receptors in the spine to properly receive gamma amino butyric acid, leading to hypertonia in the muscles signaled by those damaged nerves.
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Neonatal abstinence syndrome causes a wide array of symptoms including increased irritability, hypertonia, or heightened muscle tone, tremors, feeding intolerance, seizures, and respiratory distress.
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- (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
- Hypertonia occurs in muscles when they have an increased level of resting activity, and an increase in resistance to stretch. Hypertonia occurs in upper motor neuron dysfunction, related to the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome, but is a non-specific term. ...
- An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy
- Abnormal increase in resistance while externally imposing movement about a joint.
- A neurological condition of low tone, that is, floppiness.
- A neurologic condition in which muscles have excessive contraction when they are stretched, that is, spasticity
- Increased tightness of muscle tone. Untreated hypertonia can lead to loss of function and deformity. Treatment is by physical and/or occupational therapy, and in some cases muscle relaxant medication. ...
- Increased degree of tone or tension in muscles
- A condition of excessive muscle tone; increased resistance to passive stretch.
