Spasticity
- Paralytic animal diseases
- Spastic diseases of animals
Nature
Spasticity is a problem caused by abnormal regulation of muscle tone, usually accompanied by hyperexcitability of stretch reflexes, flexor spasms, and weakness. Examples would be multiple sclerosis, spinal cord damage and dystonias.
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SDG
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
- Medicine » Locomotive, integumentary system
- Medicine » Muscular system » Muscular system
- Medicine » Pathology
- Zoology » Animals
Content quality
Presentable
Language
English
1A4N
J1504
DOCID
12015040
D7NID
136372
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Last update
Oct 4, 2020