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spasticity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fitfulness, jerkiness |
| Derivation | spastic |
Examples of spasticity
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Dantrolene is approved for use in humans for the treatment of muscle spasticity.
From the sciencedaily.com
More serious symptoms include severe muscle weakness, spasticity and paralysis.
From the usatoday.com
With upper limb spasticity, it may be difficult to get dressed in the morning.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In spasticity it works by targeting the area of the brain that control muscle tension.
From the express.co.uk
Those included the treatment of headache, pain, spasticity and cerebral palsy in children.
From the dailyherald.com
Its beneficial effects in spasticity result from actions at spinal and supraspinal sites.
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Zanaflex treats spasticity or muscular spasm, a condition associated with multiple sclerosis.
From the businessweek.com
Sativex can relieve spasticity, or muscle stiffness, in MS patients.
From the guardian.co.uk
The most common characteristic is spasticity, in which muscles tense and flex uncontrollably.
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- The quality of moving or acting in spasms
- (spastic) relating to or characterized by spasm; "a spastic colon"; "spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy"
- (spastic) convulsive: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"
- Spasticity is a feature of altered skeletal muscle performance, occurring in disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) which give rise to the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome. ...
- The word spastic is used differently depending on location which has led to some controversy and misunderstanding. ...
- (Spastic) This describes a child whose muscles are tight. This refers to high muscle tone. It is characterized by tense, stiff, and contracted muscles. It is a type of cerebral palsy.
- (Spastic) (Medicine) Of the nature of a spasm or sudden involuntary contraction; characterized or affected by such symptoms or movements.
- (Spastic) Persons with this type have damage to the corticospinal tract[?], motor cortex[?], or pyramidal tract. It occurs in ~70% of all cases.
- (Spastic) tetraparesis: This is a potentially more serious form of movement disorder in children less than 12 months of age, graded from mild to severe, involving all 4 limbs. In the worst case, the child barely moves at all. ...
