SPASTICITY

SPASTICITY: Excerpt from Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs

Spasticity may arise from pyramidal tract lesions anywhere from the spinal cord to the cerebral cortex. Consequently, the differential diagnosis and workup of this type of spasticity is the same as for hemiplegia. Spasticity may also be due to extrapyramidal disorders such as parkinsonism. The differential diagnosis and workup of this type of spasticity may be found under Tremor.

In the stiff-man syndrome, there is persistent muscle rigidity that is often painful and gradually increases over months or years. The cause is unknown, but a hereditary form is known to occur.

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• Book Title: Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs
• Author(s): R. Douglas Collins
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Copyright Details: Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs, Copyright © 2003 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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More About This Book: Title: Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs Authors: R. Douglas Collins Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Copyright: 2003 ISBN: 0-7817-3805-9

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