CINDY IVANHOE, MD:
Spasticity is the increased
resistance to stretch or
movement that you can feel across
joints. And it happens when there's been an
injury to the
central nervous system, whether it's a
stroke or
spinal cord injury or whatever.
Full article >>>SpasticitySpeech Impairment (Adult)
Spider Fingers (
Arachnodactyly)
Spitting Up Blood (
Coughing Up Blood)
Spleen Enlargement (
Splenomegaly) ...
Full article >>>Spasticity -
Muscle tightness and
spasms can be disabling for MS patients with spinal cord damage. These symptoms can be improved with medications such as baclofen (Lioresal), diazepam (Valium) and dantrolene (Dantrium).
Full article >>>SpasticityIncreased mucle tone, or stiffness, which leads to uncontrolled, awkward
movements.
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Full article >>>The
spasticity can also affect the arms as well as the legs, resulting in spastic
paraplegia. The
mental retardation is significant. Most of the patients never walk. About half the patients have
seizures.
Full article >>>Children with severe
spasticity who haven't responded to oral medications may also benefit from surgical procedures.
Full article >>>Medications may include
muscle relaxants to reduce
tremors and
spasticity, and anticonvulsants to prevent or reduce the frequency of
seizures.
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hemiplegia ("hemi" means half) -
spasticity affecting one half, or side, of the body (such as
right arm and
right leg).
Full article >>>Drugs can be given to reduce
muscle spasticity and
muscle hyperactivity. Physiotherapy is the bedrock of CP management and helps with posture and
movement, and tries to prevent progression of
disability.
Full article >>>Zanaflex (tizanidine HCl) For the management of increased
muscle tone associated with
spasticity, a condition affecting the
central nervous system (in patients with
spinal cord injury or
multiple sclerosis, for example).
Full article >>>Muscle spasticityPermanent loss of cognitive or other brain functions (
dementia)
Disruption of communication, decreased social interaction
Decreased ability to function or care for self
Decreased life span ...
Full article >>>Cerebral palsy may involve
muscle stiffness (
spasticity), poor
muscle tone, uncontrolled
movements, and problems with posture, balance, coordination,
walking, speech, swallowing, and many other functions.
Full article >>> This may produce symptoms of
weakness and
spasticity, loss of sensation or of one's sense of position in space, and
incontinence. As strange as it may seem, neck and radiating
nerve pain is unusual in these cases.
Full article >>>The problem with controlling body
movements is sometimes called
spasticity.
How is it
diagnosed?
Full article >>>Baclofen
This
drug is generally used for
spasticity but may also be used for the
treatment of neuropathic
pain.[178,179,181] Side effects include
drowsiness,
dizziness,
ataxia,
confusion, and
nausea and vomiting.
Full article >>>So, when
neurons stop sending signals to
muscles, the
muscles
atrophy, which means they weaken and shrink. This may progress to
paralysis.
Spasticity is increased
muscle tone that can
make it hard to coordinate
movement, ...
Full article >>>Have had a
stroke and notice that your affected arm or leg is becoming increasingly stiff or you are not able to straighten it (
spasticity).
Have had a
stroke and notice signs of a
urinary tract infection.
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