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There is hypotonia followed by hypertonia, opisthotonus (hyperextension of the spine causing backward arching of the neck and back) or retrocollis (backward arching of the neck).
Generalised motor dysfunction such as dystonia, hypertonia and Parkinsonism can present. Walking may cease. If there are fits, they tend to be less frequent in this stage.
Particular symptoms or signs in babies and toddlers can include: Hypertonia or hypotonia. Delay in reaching developmental milestones. Difficulty performing physical activities suc...
Neurological signs (eg, alternating muscular hypotonia and hypertonia, dystonia, seizures, encephalopathy) develop rapidly. Ketosis and the characteristic odour of maple syrup in the urine...
Neurological features These are varied and may include: Generalised weakness, hypertonia and hyperreflexia, which are common. Papilloedema (seen in a minority). Cranial nerve f...
A probable case can be defined as the following: [ 7 ] "In the absence of a more likely diagnosis, an acute illness with muscle spasms or hypertonia, and diagnosis of tetanus by a h...
Infants are usually normal until 3-6 months of age when they start developing progressive macrocephaly, hypotonia and developmental delay. Hypertonia, stiffness and contractures develop, as a...
Repeat for the elbow and wrist. Hypertonia is found in upper motor neurone lesions; hypotonia is found in lower motor neurone lesions and cerebellar disorders.
Neurological problems: anencephaly, hydrocephaly and other brain malformations, severe learning disability, neonatal hypotonia followed by hypertonia, seizures and jitters. Pulmonary hypop...
Lower limbs examination of the motor system [ 2 ] Tone Tone is the resistance felt when a joint is moved passively through its normal range of movement. Hypertonia is found in uppe...
Abnormalities in muscle tone and power Hypertonia: cerebral palsy , which affects about 1 in 500 children in the UK. [ 3 ] Delayed walking may be the first presentation in milder case...
Accompanying features, which may include nuchal rigidity, photophobia, fasciculations, cerebellar signs, cranial nerve palsies, dysphasia, hypertonia or hypotonia, extensor plantar responses ...
Upper motor neurone dysfunction manifests as weakness predominating in the arm extensors and leg flexors with evidence of hypertonia, hyperreflexia and upgoing plantar responses; the bulbar m...