Muscle Hypertonia

"Muscle Hypertonia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Abnormal increase in skeletal or smooth muscle tone. Skeletal muscle hypertonicity may be associated with PYRAMIDAL TRACT lesions or BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES.

Descriptor ID	D009122
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.613.550 C23.888.592.608.550
Concept/Terms	Muscle Hypertonia Muscle Hypertonia Hypertonia, Muscle Hypertonias, Muscle Muscle Hypertonias Muscle Tone Increased Increased, Muscle Tone Tone Increased, Muscle Muscular Hypertonicity Hypertonicities, Muscular Hypertonicity, Muscular Muscular Hypertonicities Hypermyotonia Hypermyotonias Hypertonia, Transient Hypertonia, Transient Hypertonias, Transient Transient Hypertonia Transient Hypertonias Hypertonia, Neonatal Hypertonia, Neonatal Hypertonias, Neonatal Neonatal Hypertonia Neonatal Hypertonias Hypertonia, Sphincter Hypertonia, Sphincter Hypertonias, Sphincter Sphincter Hypertonia Sphincter Hypertonias Hypertonia, Detrusor Muscle Hypertonia, Detrusor Muscle Detrusor Muscle Hypertonia Detrusor Muscle Hypertonias Hypertonias, Detrusor Muscle Muscle Hypertonia, Detrusor Muscle Hypertonias, Detrusor Hypertonia, Infantile Hypertonia, Infantile Hypertonias, Infantile Infantile Hypertonia Infantile Hypertonias

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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Neuromuscular Manifestations [C10.597.613]
Muscle Hypertonia [C10.597.613.550]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Neuromuscular Manifestations [C23.888.592.608]
Muscle Hypertonia [C23.888.592.608.550]

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