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Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Muscle Rigidity
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Muscle Rigidity
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Neuromuscular Manifestations > Muscle Hypertonia > Muscle Rigidity
Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Neuromuscular Manifestations > Muscle Hypertonia > Muscle Rigidity

Preferred term

Muscle Rigidity  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Muscular Rigidity
  • Rigidity, Muscular

Scope note

  • Continuous involuntary sustained muscle contraction which is often a manifestation of BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES. When an affected muscle is passively stretched, the degree of resistance remains constant regardless of the rate at which the muscle is stretched. This feature helps to distinguish rigidity from MUSCLE SPASTICITY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p73)

History note

  • 1973(1972)

In other languages

  • lihasjäykkyys

    Finnish

  • jäykkyys
  • kankeus
  • lihasrigiditeetti
  • lihasten jäykkyys
  • lihasten rigiditeetti
  • rigiditeetti
  • Muskelstelhet

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009127

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