loading...| Preferred Name |
Hypertonia |
| Synonyms |
Hypertonicity Increased muscle tone Muscle hypertonia Spasticity and rigidity of muscles |
| Definitions |
Spasticity is a term that is often used interchangeably with hypertonia. Spasticity, however, is a particular type of hypertonia in which the muscles' spasms are increased by movement. In this type, patients usually have exaggerated reflex responses. A condition in which there is increased muscle tone so that arms or legs, for example, are stiff and difficult to move. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001276 |
| comment |
Spasticity is a term that is often used interchangeably with hypertonia. Spasticity, however, is a particular type of hypertonia in which the muscles' spasms are increased by movement. In this type, patients usually have exaggerated reflex responses. |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0026826 MSH:D009122 SNOMEDCT_US:41581000 SNOMEDCT_US:56731001 |
| definition |
A condition in which there is increased muscle tone so that arms or legs, for example, are stiff and difficult to move. |
| has_alternative_id |
HP:0002388 |
| has_exact_synonym |
Hypertonicity Increased muscle tone |
| has_narrow_synonym |
Spasticity and rigidity of muscles |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| has_related_synonym |
Muscle hypertonia |
| id |
HP:0001276 |
| label |
Hypertonia |
| notation |
HP:0001276 |
| prefLabel |
Hypertonia |
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