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Muscle Hypertonia

Medical Definition: Abnormal increase in skeletal or smooth muscle tone. Skeletal muscle hypertonicity may be associated with PYRAMIDAL TRACT lesions or BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES.
Guide Notes: coord IM with specific muscle/physiopathol (IM) if available
Also Called: Hypertonia, Detrusor Muscle,Hypertonia, Infantile,Hypertonia, Neonatal,Hypertonia, Sphincter,Hypertonia, Transient
Previously Indexed: Muscle Spasticity (1977-1978),Muscle Tonus (1970-1978),Spasm (1966-1976)

Muscle Hypertonia Medical Definitions and Terms

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