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Descriptor English: Muscle Spasticity
Descriptor Spanish: Espasticidad Muscular
Descriptor espasticidad muscular
Entry term(s) espasticidad con signo de la navaja
Scope note: Forma de hipertonía muscular asociada con una ENFERMEDAD DE LA NEURONA MOTORA superior. La resistencia al estiramiento pasivo de un músculo espástico produce una resistencia inicial mínima (un "intervalo libre") seguido por un incremento progresivo del tono muscular. El tono aumenta en proporción a la velocidad de estiramiento. La espasticidad usualmente se acompaña de HIPERREFLEXIA y de grados variables de DEBILIDAD MUSCULAR. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p54)
Descriptor Portuguese: Espasticidade Muscular
Descriptor French: Spasticité musculaire
Entry term(s): Clasp Knife Spasticity
Clasp-Knife Spasticity
Spastic
Spasticity, Clasp-Knife
Spasticity, Muscle
Tree number(s): C05.651.512
C10.597.613.550.550
C23.888.592.608.550.550
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009128
Scope note: A form of muscle hypertonia associated with upper MOTOR NEURON DISEASE. Resistance to passive stretch of a spastic muscle results in minimal initial resistance (a "free interval") followed by an incremental increase in muscle tone. Tone increases in proportion to the velocity of stretch. Spasticity is usually accompanied by HYPERREFLEXIA and variable degrees of MUSCLE WEAKNESS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p54)
Annotation: skeletal muscle only; note category: not physiological; spastic paralysis: coord NIM with PARALYSIS (IM); spasticity in cerebral palsy: coord NIM with CEREBRAL PALSY only if musc spasticity is especially discussed
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Spasm (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 1977
History Note: 1977
Related: Spasm MeSH
DeCS ID: 9322
Unique ID: D009128
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Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/05/19
Revision Date: 1999/12/06
Muscle Spasticity - Preferred
Concept UI M0014243
Scope note A form of muscle hypertonia associated with upper MOTOR NEURON DISEASE. Resistance to passive stretch of a spastic muscle results in minimal initial resistance (a "free interval") followed by an incremental increase in muscle tone. Tone increases in proportion to the velocity of stretch. Spasticity is usually accompanied by HYPERREFLEXIA and variable degrees of MUSCLE WEAKNESS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p54)
Preferred term Muscle Spasticity
Entry term(s) Spasticity, Muscle
Spastic - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0336453
Preferred term Spastic
Clasp-Knife Spasticity - Narrower
Concept UI M0336452
Preferred term Clasp-Knife Spasticity
Entry term(s) Clasp Knife Spasticity
Spasticity, Clasp-Knife



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