HYPERTONIAWeaknessStiffnessSeizuresMasticatory MusclesInfantile spasmTightnessMovementsSkeletal muscleDrowsinessCerebral palsyToneTight MusclesCongenitalEpilepsySymptomsCertain musclesWeakPosturePainLimbProximal musclesDevelopmental delayReducesAlterationsDecreaseCharacteristicJointsFloppinessSprainsProminentPediatricFindingsSpasticityDysfunctionCardiacDoseSymptomSpineExcessiveNeurological
HYPERTONIA6
- Seeing your baby encounter the stiffness, spasms, and pain that can come with a condition like hypertonia can be heart-wrenching. (careoptionsforkids.com)
- Hypertonia is a medical term for too much muscle tone. (careoptionsforkids.com)
- Often, a problem with communication in the nervous system between the brain and muscles is the main underlying cause of hypertonia in babies. (careoptionsforkids.com)
- She has Hypertonia in certain muscles, and Hypotonia in other muscles. (kcnb1.org)
- Symptoms are mild and may include spastic paraparesis of the lower limbs, ataxia, hypertonia (excessive muscle tone), mild peripheral neuropathy, and urinary problems. (en-academic.com)
- Hypertonia refers to elevated muscle tone, causing stiffness and jerky movements. (hemplifemag.com)
Weakness13
- Finally, a patient with a homozygous c.810T>A showed signs of Gower's sign, hypotonia, and proximal muscle weakness. (wikipedia.org)
- Hypotonia is different from muscle weakness, which is also common in some children with cerebral palsy. (healthychildren.org)
- Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy-18 (LGMD18) is characterized by childhood-onset of proximal muscle weakness resulting in gait abnormalities and scapular winging. (nih.gov)
- Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy is a term for a group of diseases that cause weakness and wasting of the muscles in the arms and legs. (nih.gov)
- Some affected individuals experience mild to severe breathing problems related to the weakness of muscles needed for breathing. (nih.gov)
- Muscle stiffness or weakness on one half of the body. (satkartarhealth.com)
- Some people also have heart problems or muscle symptoms (such as involuntary muscle contractions, muscle weakness, or muscle spasms). (msdmanuals.com)
- As the disorder progresses, symptoms may also include generalized weakness, lack of muscle tone, and episodes of lactic acidosis, which can lead to breathing and kidney problems. (msdmanuals.com)
- Myotonia Atrophica / Myotonic dystrophy is characterized by progressive multisystem genetic impairment in relaxation of muscles after voluntary contraction due to repetitive depolarization of the muscle membrane disorders muscle wasting and weakness. (rxharun.com)
- [rx] Distal muscle weakness is the predominant symptom in classic DM1. (rxharun.com)
- The classic form also presents with the characteristic "myopathic face" or "hatchet face" due to weakness and wasting of the facial, levator palpebrae, and masticatory muscles. (rxharun.com)
- [rx] Some physical examination findings include early-onset cataracts (younger than 50 years), varying grip myotonia, proximal muscle weakness or stiffness, hearing loss, and myofascial pain. (rxharun.com)
- The decrease of activity of some muscles is often considered to simply be muscle weakness without recognition that this decreased activity and resulting weakness may be due to altered movement patterns, and specifically due to an inhibitory phenomenon related to joint dysfunction and the resulting altered sensory afferent signalling. (hanslindgren.com)
Stiffness4
- Affected infants may have severe developmental delay, weak muscle tone (hypotonia), muscle stiffness, difficulty moving, and involuntary writhing movements of the limbs (athetosis). (medlineplus.gov)
- Carisoprodol relaxes muscles and eases pain and stiffness caused by acute bone and muscle problems, often caused by an injury. (purchase-fioricet.net)
- Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is a rare disorder of the nervous system, characterized by muscle stiffness, rigidity, and painful spasms involving truncal and limb musculature that may severely limit mobility. (bvsalud.org)
- Spastic cerebral palsy is characterized by muscle spasms and stiffness that impair movement of the limbs. (americancenteruae.com)
Seizures4
- recurrent self-limited events including partial seizures, generalized seizures, atonic seizures, myoclonic events, and infantile spasms also occur. (beds.ac.uk)
- Affected patients are characterized by progressive hypotonia, seizures, failure to thrive and death in early childhood. (qxmd.com)
- Here, we report a case of Menkes disease presented by intractable seizures and infantile spasms. (qxmd.com)
- A 3-month-old male infant had visited our pediatric clinic for lethargy, floppy muscle tone, poor oral intake and partial seizures. (qxmd.com)
Masticatory Muscles1
- This is characterized by the application of excessive forces in the masticatory muscles, may cause temporomandibular joint dysfunction, headaches and tooth wear. (bvsalud.org)
Infantile spasm3
Tightness4
- This is the abnormal tightness in a child's muscles. (healthychildren.org)
- The tightness is there even when the muscles are resting. (healthychildren.org)
- Muscle tightness and muscle spasms, including those related to spine injuries, may be eased with baclofen. (purchase-fioricet.net)
- The tendency for some muscles to develop tightness and others to be inhibited and weak is known and plays a large part in the evaluation and treatment of various pain syndromes. (hanslindgren.com)
Movements2
- The classical symptoms are spasticities, spasms, other involuntary movements (e.g., facial gestures), unsteady gait, problems with balance, and/or soft tissue findings consisting largely of decreased muscle mass. (anatomic.us)
- In that same month, when Archer developed strange movements, Dr. Christensen promptly diagnosed and treated him for a serious, progressive type of epilepsy called infantile spasms. (rileychildrens.org)
Skeletal muscle2
- Non-specific facial dysmorphism, bilateral cataracts, macroglossia, hydrocephalus, enlarged kidneys and skeletal muscle involvement have been reported in some cases. (beds.ac.uk)
- The brain, heart, skeletal muscle, and liver depend on ketone bodies or on glucose for energy and for carbon chains to synthesize cellular proteins (see the images below). (medscape.com)
Drowsiness1
- In addition to relief from spasms and the pain associated with them, the physical effects of Flexeril may also include feelings of relaxation, drowsiness, and a sense of "floating" that might be considered by some to be similar to a relatively mild high. (harmonyrecoverync.com)
Cerebral palsy2
- Cerebral Palsy is caused by damage to the brain that results in impaired muscle movement and coordination. (americancenteruae.com)
- All types of cerebral palsy are characterized by abnormal muscle tone (e.g., slouching over while sitting), reflexes, or motor development and coordination. (anatomic.us)
Tone11
- Cataplexy is a sudden loss of muscle tone triggered by emotions, which is the most valuable clinical feature used to diagnose narcolepsy. (wikipedia.org)
- Spasticity is increased muscle tone. (healthychildren.org)
- Hypotonia is low muscle tone. (healthychildren.org)
- Symptoms relating to the muscles may affect their function and tone. (fdna.health)
- Hypotonia, or low muscle tone as it is often known, reduces the strength and tone of the muscle. (fdna.health)
- In some instances low muscle tone may be one of the features of a rare disease or genetic syndrome. (fdna.health)
- This condition is relatively rare compared to hypotonia, or weak muscle tone. (careoptionsforkids.com)
- Muscle tone is what allows our bodies to stand up straight and support ourselves while performing any physical activity. (careoptionsforkids.com)
- The decrease of tone, strength and elimination from movement patterns do not affect all muscles, but predictably only some groups. (hanslindgren.com)
- It can be defined as a central motor dysfunction affecting muscle tone, posture and movement resulting from a permanent, non-progressive defect or lesion of the immature brain. (anatomic.us)
- Varying muscle tone throughout the day. (hemplifemag.com)
Tight Muscles3
- The effect of antagonistic muscles should not be neglected as it has been shown that tight muscles evidently have an inhibiting effect on their antagonist (Sherrington's law on reciprocal inhibition). (hanslindgren.com)
- Stretching and restoration of normal length of tight muscles reduces the inhibition to the pseudo-paretic muscle to improve their activity. (hanslindgren.com)
- There can be joint and bone deformities and contractures (permanently fixed, tight muscles and joints). (anatomic.us)
Congenital4
- Megaconial Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (MDCMC) is an autosomal recessive congenital muscular dystrophy characterized by muscle biopsy results displaying an enlarged mitochondria which are common in the periphery of the fibers but scarce around the center. (wikipedia.org)
- Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy (CDM) - The congenital form presents in about 15% of cases, with fetal-onset involvement of muscle and the CNS, and typically is seen in those with more than 1,000 repeats. (rxharun.com)
- Hypotonia, rather than myotonia, is a hallmark of congenital DMI since myotonia or electrical myotonia are seldom present in the first year of life. (rxharun.com)
- Before coming to Riley, no physician could figure out all of Archer's severe medical issues, including congenital heart disease, hypothyroidism, hypotonia, kidney malformation, eating difficulties and a thalamic stroke that nearly killed him after a routine operation when he was only 6 months old," the young mom said. (rileychildrens.org)
Epilepsy1
- In addition to treating anxiety, alcohol withdrawal, and seizure disorders, such as epilepsy, benzodiazepines can also treat muscle spasms and skeletal pain. (purchase-fioricet.net)
Symptoms1
- Symptoms affecting the muscles can not for the most part be seen with the naked eye. (fdna.health)
Certain muscles1
- People with this disorder often have prolonged muscle contractions (myotonia) and are not able to relax certain muscles after use. (rxharun.com)
Weak3
- They may need to use their arms to press themselves up from a squatting position because of their weak thigh muscles. (nih.gov)
- In particular, weak shoulder muscles tend to make the shoulder blades (scapulae) "stick out" from the back, a sign known as scapular winging. (nih.gov)
- Without enough energy, their heart and muscles get weak. (hrsa.gov)
Posture1
- Unusual posture due to muscle impairment on one side of the body. (americancenteruae.com)
Pain5
- Muscle relaxers are usually prescribed to treat back pain in conjunction with rest and physical therapy. (purchase-fioricet.net)
- Pain in muscle. (nih.gov)
- The importance of muscle dysfunction in various pain conditions of the locomotor system is widely accepted. (hanslindgren.com)
- There might be an inhibition based on altered reciprocal interaction due to the activation of an antagonist muscle in spasm or directly from the pain of the muscle spasm. (hanslindgren.com)
- Pain leads to alterations of movement patterns and can thereby affect the activation of individual muscle groups. (hanslindgren.com)
Limb3
- n\nThe severity, age of onset, and features of limb-girdle muscle dystrophy vary among the many subtypes of this condition and may be inconsistent even within the same family. (nih.gov)
- Overgrowth (hypertrophy) of the calf muscles occurs in some people with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. (nih.gov)
- n\nWeakening of the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) occurs in some forms of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. (nih.gov)
Proximal muscles1
Developmental delay1
- and body tempera- based on the presence of leukocytosis, ative bacteraemia as a complication ture 36.4 °C. Neurological examina- thrombocytopaenia, metabolic acido- of rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis tion showed developmental delay, mild sis, increased serum CRP level, pro- has been reported in healthy children hypotonia and increased leg muscle longed PT, PTT and increased level of (2) . (who.int)
Reduces1
- Reduces muscle spasms. (hemplifemag.com)
Alterations1
- Mild muscle hypotonia, and some skeletal morphological alterations (scoliosis, pectus deformities, elbow/genus/hallux valgus) are regularly observed. (ehlers-danlos.org.nz)
Decrease4
- Because of blockage, there is decrease in release of calcium and decrease in spasm. (howmed.net)
- The decrease of activity of a particular muscle can be of such a degree that it remains almost silent on EMG testing, which may lead to the wrong conclusion that the muscle strength is zero. (hanslindgren.com)
- Pseudo-paretic muscles can however react completely differently by showing a decrease in activity with increased loading. (hanslindgren.com)
- Altered joint function (movement restriction or decrease of joint play) is one factor which dramatically changes the quality of the muscles which cross the particular joint. (hanslindgren.com)
Characteristic1
Joints1
- Permanently tense joints or muscles. (hemplifemag.com)
Floppiness1
- This may appear as floppiness in the muscles. (healthychildren.org)
Sprains1
- Carisoprodol is meant to be used along with rest, physical therapy and other measure to relax muscles after strains, sprains and muscle injuries. (purchase-fioricet.net)
Prominent1
- [rx] Dysarthria and hand muscle myotonia may be prominent features and might exacerbate learning difficulties. (rxharun.com)
Pediatric1
- It is also indicated as monotherapy for pediatric patients with infantile spasms 1 month to 2 years of age for whom the potential benefits outweigh the potential risk of vision loss. (rxlist.com)
Findings1
Spasticity2
- Antispasmodics are used to treat muscle spasms, and antispastics are used to treat muscle spasticity. (purchase-fioricet.net)
- Some antispasmodics, such as tizanidine, can be used to treat muscle spasticity. (purchase-fioricet.net)
Dysfunction1
- There is strong evidence that impaired function of muscles occur in close relationship with the development of joint dysfunction. (hanslindgren.com)
Cardiac2
- The muscular system contains three muscle types: cardiac, smooth and skeletal. (fdna.health)
- It has no effects on smooth muscles and cardiac muscles. (howmed.net)
Dose1
- In the treatment of myasthenia gravis, an overdose of ergot extract which blocks the delayed consumption of unrefined fibre products such as carpopedal spasms is an active metabolite dose usual sildenafil. (riversideortho.com)
Symptom1
- Diagnosing a muscle related symptom may involve different tests and assessments, both subjective and objective. (fdna.health)
Spine1
- It may also be caused by damage to the brain, spine or any of the nerves and muscles of the body. (fdna.health)
Excessive1
- Excessive exposure of the antacid represent the extreme hypotonia of the. (riversideortho.com)
Neurological1
- The physiological role of the SZT2 protein only began to emerge in 2017 with two studies (4, 5) showing that SZT2 forms a novel complex (called "KICSTOR") that regulates (keeps in check) a molecular signaling pathway called mTOR ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTOR ), known to be important for cell growth and survival and implicated in several medical conditions, including cancer and other neurological diseases such as tuberous sclerosis. (szt2.org)