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Asthenia
Generalized weakness, secondary to cerebellar dysfunction
Ataxia
Inability to perform coordinated movements
Athetosis
Involuntary sustained postures
Peripheral movements without central stability
Chorea
Sudden, random, involuntary movement
Clasp knife response
Hypertonicity and resistance in initiation of range that decreases throughout range
Clonus
UMN lesion
Involuntary alternating spasmodic contraction of a muscle due to a quick stretch
Cogwheel rigidity
Resistance to movement that has a phasic quality
Ex
: PD
Dysmetria
Can’t control the range of a movement and the force of the muscular activity
Dystonia
Related to athetosis but is demonstrates larger axial muscle involvement than appendicular muscles
Fasciculations
Muscular twitch caused by random discharge of a LMN and its muscle fibers
Hemiballism
Involuntary, violent movement of a large body part
Lead pipe rigidity
Uniform, constant resistance to ROM
Associated with basal ganglia lesion
Rigidity
Severe Hypertonicity where a sustained muscle contraction does not allow any movement of a specified jt
Tremor
Involuntary, rhythmic, oscillary movement secondary to basal ganglia lesion
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Muscle/Movement Impairments
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Muscle/Movement Impairments
Updated
2017-08-09T20:33:37Z
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