Muscle rigidity is sometimes noted. The most common side effects reported by patients receiving this medication are a sense of ...

Tonic seizures: muscle stiffening or rigidity. This seizure is rare in this syndrome. The onset of seizures is between the ages ... Myoclonic seizures: seizures with rapid, brief contractions of muscles. Atonic seizures: seizures with a sudden loss of muscle ...

... muscle rigidity, parkinsonism. It appears to produce similar EPSE to risperidone, asenapine and ziprasidone and more EPSE than ... Less commonly there may be a feeling of the world spinning, numbness, or muscle pains. Symptoms generally resolve after a short ...

... dysarthria due to muscle groups involved in speech being involved rigidity/stiffness of limbs tremor writhing movements ... A neurological examination would show evidence of muscle rigidity; weakness; and abnormal postures, movements, and tremors. If ... repetitive uncontrollable muscle contractions that may cause jerking or twisting of certain muscle groups) dysphagia & ...

Symptoms include muscle rigidity, fever, and a fast heart rate. Complications can include muscle breakdown and high blood ... and muscle rigidity. Despite the name, elevation of body temperature is often a late sign, but may appear early in severe cases ... A muscle biopsy is carried out at an approved research center, under local anesthesia. The fresh biopsy is bathed in solutions ... The muscle cell is damaged by the depletion of ATP and possibly the high temperatures, and cellular constituents "leak" into ...

Some of these symptoms include muscle rigidity, perspiration, and nausea. Treatments include painkillers and antivenom if the ...

... muscle rigidity, vomiting, and sweating are the symptoms of latrodectism. There are several spider species all named black ... Latrotoxin may act on muscles directly preventing relaxation, promoting tetany-constant, strong, and painful muscle ... Rhabdomyolysis (rapid skeletal muscle tissue breakdown) is an uncommon complication. Spider venoms are a complex collection of ... Rarely, some people who do not receive antivenom may have muscle weakness that lasts for weeks. Intense local pain develops 5- ...

Symptoms may include bradykinesia (slow physical movement), muscle rigidity, and tremors. Behavior, thinking, sensation ... It also conducts motor information to the body's skeletal muscles, cardiac muscles, smooth muscles, and glands. There are 31 ... Symptoms of MS include visual and sensation problems, muscle weakness, numbness and tingling all over, muscle spasms, poor ... However, if there is a large cyst, symptoms may include headache, seizures, ataxia (lack of muscle control), hemiparesis, and ...

The seizures commonly involve muscle rigidity, convulsions and loss of consciousness. Generally, the recurrence is one to two ...

Shelly R Peyton; Andrew J. Putnam (1 July 2005). "Extracellular matrix rigidity governs smooth muscle cell motility in a ... hydrogels to investigate the impact of ECM chemistry and mechanics on smooth muscle cells". Biomaterials. 27 (28): 4881-4893. ... mechanically tunable biomaterials to direct smooth muscle cell phenotype (Thesis). OCLC 212928781. "ALUMNI". The Putnam Lab. ...

NMS is characterized by fever, muscle rigidity, autonomic dysfunction, and altered mental status. Treatment includes ... Adverse effects vary among the various agents in this class of medications, but common effects include: dry mouth, muscle ... stiffness, muscle cramping, tremors, EPS and weight gain. EPS refers to a cluster of symptoms consisting of akathisia, ...

In contrast, in rigidity, the resting muscle shows firing. Dystonic hypertonia refers to muscle resistance to passive ... rigidity, or dystonia. Spastic hypertonia involves uncontrollable muscle spasms, stiffening or straightening out of muscles, ... Rigidity is a severe state of hypertonia where muscle resistance occurs throughout the entire range of motion of the affected ... During the passive stretch, a brief "free interval" is appreciated in spasticity but not in rigidity because the resting muscle ...

The symptoms were weakness of muscles, rigidity of movements and insomnia or sleep inversion. Von Economo published his ... The hyperkinetic form manifested itself with restlessness, motor disturbances as twitching of muscle groups, involuntary ... extremities and eye muscles and expressionless faces. ...

Muscle spasms, atrophy, and rigidity associated with movement disorders often restrict balance and range of motion. Research ... Among the physical symptoms are rigidity, involuntary muscle contractions, bradykinesia (slowness of movement), dyskinesia ( ... Other medical ailments can also restrict movement and affect muscle strength, flexibility and balance. Though not ...

The most common symptoms include: tremors, slowness, stiffness, impaired balance, rigidity of the muscles, and fatigue. As the ... Specific parkinsonian symptoms, bradykinesia and rigidity, have been shown to be associated with decline of cognitive function ...

When muscle control is affected such as rigidity or muscle contracture this is known as dystonia. Dystonia is a neurological ... Hypokinesia and rigidity, especially in juvenile cases, can be treated with antiparkinsonian drugs, and myoclonic hyperkinesia ... These abnormalities include muscle atrophy, cardiac failure, impaired glucose tolerance, weight loss, osteoporosis, and ... Juvenile HD is typically of the Westphal variant that is characterized by slowness of movement, rigidity, and tremors. This ...

Rigidity (involuntary contraction of the abdominal muscles) is the most specific exam finding for diagnosing peritonitis. If ... Diffuse abdominal rigidity (abdominal guarding) is often present, especially in generalized peritonitis Fever Sinus tachycardia ... The main manifestations of peritonitis are acute abdominal pain, abdominal tenderness, abdominal guarding, rigidity, which are ... Rigidity is highly specific for diagnosing peritonitis (specificity: 76-100%). The presence of these signs in a person is ...

Nuchal rigidity is the inability to flex the neck forward due to rigidity of the neck muscles; if flexion of the neck is ... None of the signs are particularly sensitive; in adults with meningitis, nuchal rigidity was present in 30% and Kernig's or ... Meningism involves the triad (3-symptom syndrome) of nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness), photophobia (intolerance of bright light ... The main clinical signs that indicate meningism are nuchal rigidity, Kernig's sign and Brudzinski's signs. ...

Less common side effects include: delayed gastric emptying, hyperalgesia, immunologic and hormonal dysfunction, muscle rigidity ...

Individuals with Unverricht-Lundborg disease also often experience seizures involving muscle rigidity, convulsions, and loss of ... The myoclonic jerks occur in the muscles of the arms and legs closest to the torso, and are triggered due to a variety of ...

Differences in muscle tone, such as transient floppiness or rigidity can also be characterized as a BRUE. Changes in level of ... An event can be suggestive of a seizure if the infant was noted to have muscle rigidity or abnormal eye movements without ... abnormal breathing muscle weakness decreased responsiveness Most infants who have a BRUE are never diagnosed with a definitive ...

Phelps developed surgical techniques for operating on the muscles to address issues such as spasticity and muscle rigidity. ... Although most people with CP have problems with increased muscle tone, some have normal or low muscle tone. High muscle tone ... Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. ... or relax muscle spasms (e.g. benzodiazepines); surgery to correct anatomical abnormalities or release tight muscles; braces and ...

If untreated, neuroleptic malignant syndrome can result in fever, muscle rigidity, confusion, unstable vital signs, or even ...

This can result in increased muscle contractility, which can play a role in the breakdown of muscle, muscle rigidity, and ... They cause an increased calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum of muscle cells which can result in rigidity and ... Dantrolene has been used when needed to reduce muscle rigidity, and more recently dopamine pathway medications such as ... Features which distinguish NMS from serotonin syndrome include bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and a high white blood cell count ...

Also because of the rigidity of the tunic, the radial muscles in squid can contract more forcefully. The mantle is not the only ... All three muscle types work in unison to produce a jet as a propulsion mechanism. Squids do not have the longitudinal muscles ... The radial muscles run perpendicular to the longitudinal muscles and are used to thicken and thin the wall of the mantle. ... Finally, the circular muscles are used as the main activators in jetting. They are muscle bands that surround the mantle and ...

... is a symptom of Parkinson's disease shown as muscle rigidity and an inability to produce movement. It is also ... Tremor and rigidity, however, seem to be only partially due to dopamine deficits in the substantia nigra, suggesting other ... Tremor and rigidity have not had observable connections to cognitive impairments, supporting the idea that they are not as ... Hypokinesia is characterized by a partial or complete loss of muscle movement due to a disruption in the basal ganglia.[ ...

... but may include tremors and muscle rigidity. Aripiprazole, asenapine, clozapine, quetiapine and olanzapine, in comparison to ... It is taken by mouth or by injection into a muscle. Common side effects include weight gain, movement disorders, dizziness, ... Less commonly, vertigo, numbness, or muscle pains may occur. Symptoms generally resolve after a short time. Tentative evidence ... as opposed to slowly distributing out from muscle tissue. Using the proper, intramuscular-injection technique for olanzapine ...

... is characterized by specific symptoms, including decreased motor function, muscle rigidity, and eventual ... as well as some tell-tale physical signs including muscle rigidity and a backwards-bent head. Botox therapy is often used to ...

Also, muscle relaxants were used to minimize muscular rigidity and bone fractures caused by electric shock in the 1970s. Amir ...

The disease then progresses with neurological symptoms including weakness, ataxia, muscle tremors, abnormal posture, and ... rigidity of the hind legs. Some other symptoms associated with this disease are conjunctivitis, blindness, nystagmus, ...