Spasticcerebral palsy is further classified by topography, dependent on the region of the body affected.
The classical symptoms are spasticity, unsteady gait, and dysarthria, and soft tissue findings consist largely of decreased muscle mass, but taken on the whole, CP symptomatology is as diverse as the individuals who have it.
The term "spastic" describes the attribute of spasticity in types of spastic CP.
Spasticity is marked by stiff or rigid muscles and exaggerated, deep tendon reflexes.
Spasticity generally results from damage to the motor area of the brain (the portion of the cerebral cortex that controls voluntary movement) and to any portion of the subcortical white matter (nerves traveling from brain down to spinal cord).
Severe, long term spasticity may lead to contracture of muscles causing joints to be bent at a fixed position.
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Spasticity is a velocity-dependent increase in stretch reflexes that is part of the upper motor neuron syndrome.
Spasticity - Introduction Spasticity has been defined as an increase in muscle tone due to hyperexcitability of the stretch reflex and is characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes (Lance, 1980).Spasticity usually...
Spasticity - Background Spasticity (meaning to draw or tug) is involuntary, velocity-dependent, increased muscle tone resulting in resistance to movement that may occur secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI), brain injury, tumor, stroke, multiple...
