ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPASTIC
From Latin spasticus, from Greek spastikos, from spasmosspasm.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPASTIC»
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Spastic Forms of Cerebral Palsy: A Guide to the ...
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Adriano Ferrari, Giovanni Cioni, 2009
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Clinical Management of Sensorimotor Speech Disorders
This latter finding is consistent with the perceptual findings of Darley et al (1969a,
b) that spastic dysarthric patients have regular rhythm of syllable repetition. In
support of the findings of Darley et al (1969a,b), researchers have also identified
a ...
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Motor Speech Disorders: Diagnosis & Treatment
weakness and slowness in the same muscles; this term was sometimes used to
describe spastic dysarthria. The distinction between bulbar and pseudobulbar
palsy is in their different causes. Bulbar palsy is caused by damage to lower
motor ...
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Dystonia: Etiology, Clinical Features, and Treatment
CHAPTER. 1. 7. Spastic. Dystonia. Jean-Michel. Gracies. and. David. M. Simpson
. INTRODUCTION Patients affected by motor paralysis resulting from damage to
the central nervous system (CNS) commonly present with abnormal postures.
Mitchell F. Brin, Cynthia Comella, Joseph Jankovic, 2004
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Treatment of Cerebral Palsy and Motor Delay
6 Treatment of Cerebral Palsy and Motor Delay which either becomes a spastic,
athetoid or ataxic type. There is a transient dystonic stage in babies before they
are diagnosed as a spastic or dyski- netic type of cerebral palsy (Bax & Brown ...
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Neurology in Clinical Practice: Principles of diagnosis and ...
Table 12B.1: Bedside features of the dysarthrias Type Localization Diseases
Flaccid Spastic Unilateral upper motor neuron Ataxic Hypokinetic Hyperkinetic
Spastic flaccid Lower motor neuron Bilateral upper motor neuron Unilateral
upper ...
Walter George Bradley, 2004
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Conditions in Occupational Therapy: Effect on Occupational ...
Independent walking occurs typically between 3 and 5 years of age in spastic
diplegia (20). Spastic Quadriplegia. With spastic quadri- plegia, the entire body is
involved. The arms typically demonstrate spasticity in the flexor muscles, with ...
Ben Atchison, Diane K. Dirette, 2007
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Clinical Pediatric Neurology: A Signs and Symptoms Approach
The spastic types are paraplegia or diplegia, quadriplegia, and hemiplegia (see
Chapter 11). The hypotonic types are ataxic (see Chapter 10) and athetoid (see
Chapter 14). SPASTIC DIPLEGIA (PARAPLEGIA) Diplegia means weakness of ...
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Pediatric Nutrition in Chronic Diseases and Developmental ...
Spastic CP involves increased muscle tone of the "clasp knife"" variety, persistent
infant reflexes, and increased deep tendon reflexes in the involved extremities
found in one of the three characteristic patterns: hemiplegia, involving the arm ...
Shirley Ekvall, Valli K. Ekvall, 2005
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Neurology of the Newborn
The major long-term motor sequela of the focal component of PVL is spastic
diplegia (see Table 9-22), the major prominent motor deficit subsequently
observed in premature infants. This motor disturbance has as its central feature
spastic ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPASTIC»
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“Wheels for Braedon” benefits 14-year-old with spastic cerebral palsy
14-year-old Braedon O'Brien has spastic cerebral palsy that affects his entire body. He also is considered the #1 fan of the "Rodney Alan Combs Band" a local ... «WKRC TV Cincinnati, Jul 15»
Truncating mutation in intracellular phospholipase A 1 gene …
Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP), are a heterogeneous group of rare inherited neurological disorders [1]. The primary clinical signs include progressive ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
Woman misdiagnosed for 30 years gets relief from simple pill
For three decades Jean Abbott thought her spastic movements and difficulties walking were caused by cerebral palsy. But then she met an insightful doctor who ... «KSDK, May 15»
Watch Wiz Khalifa's Spastic New "Raw" Video
If you've ever been curious about what Wiz Khalifa would look like if you watched him through the Photobooth X-Ray filter on your iMac, now you know! (Sort of.). «fuse.tv, Jan 15»
They called me a loony, a mongol and a spastic but now the …
He said: “They called me a loony, a mongol and spastic, saying I had a face like an alien. “I was frightened to stand up to them in case they were carrying a knife ... «Scottish Daily Record, Nov 14»
The Spastic HeartsThe Spastic Hearts (2012)
That was my experience with The Spastic Hearts. I saw the NE Ohio quartet open for Sloppy Seconds in Cleveland, and was impressed almost immediately. «Punknews.org, Oct 14»
Clinton man training to be the first person with spastic cerebral palsy …
“The diagnosis of spastic cerebral palsy causes the muscles to be in spasm and so they're not as flexible, they don't have the same stretching ability,” said ... «WQAD.com, Aug 14»
The Gaslight Anthem Play to Spastic Dancers In 'Get Hurt' Video
But when the Jersey boys start rocking out to their anthemic title track, the bar denizens hop up and start doing some spastic interpretive dancing. One girl in ... «Billboard, Jul 14»
Weird Al apologizes for offending with 'spastic' lyric in Word Crimes …
“If you thought I didn't know that 'spastic' is considered a highly offensive slur by some people … you're right, I didn't,” he wrote. “Deeply sorry.” ... «National Post, Jul 14»
Man With Spastic Cerebral Palsy Who Wasn't Expected To Walk Is …
He also has spastic cerebral palsy, a condition that the CDC describes as a movement disorder that comes from increased muscle tone, resulting in stiff muscles ... «Huffington Post, Jul 14»
