Question 1

how do you treat famial spastic parapesis?

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Treat symptoms: There is no cure for fsp, but physical therapy and medications such as muscle relaxants and antidepressants can reduce the impact of the symptoms and help maintain quality of life.

Question 2

what is the meaning of the word spasticity?

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Resistant muscle: Spasticity is complex: it is an increase in muscle resistance, typically more noticeable when a muscle is placed on stretch quickly (it is "velocity-dependent"), creating stiffness/tightness. If untreated it can lead to rigidity or contractures. It is seen most commonly in injuries/illnesses affecting the spinal cord and/or brain. Treatment includes stretching, positioning, bracing, and medication.

Question 3

what is the meaning of "clasp-knife spasticity"?

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Involuntary tightness: This occurs with certain types of strokes, and with spinal cord injuries. Involuntary tightening of the flexor muscles, with intermittent gear as you try to passively straighten a muscle out or extended from the flex position.

Question 4

what's the a simple defenition of the word spastic?

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"tightness": The term refers to increased muscle tone with resistance of the joint to change position.  The hypertonicity is related to problems within brain or spinal cord, such as stroke, or multiple sclerosis or trauma, as examples.

Question 5

what's the difference between spasticity and spasm?

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Neuro vs muscular: To me spasm is a local muscle involuntary contraction and spasticty is a neurologic problem loss of cortical control of motor function causing inability to appropriately relax muscles sign of a upper motor neuron injury

Question 6

what is a spastic gait?

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Tight muscles: When muscles of lower limbs have increased tone or have stiffness the walking is not fluid normal type. Gait is est seen than described.

Question 7

do people ever have a spastic appendix?

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Nit likely: I have never heard of that as a condition.

Question 8

what is the definition of spastic ileus?

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Ileus: Ileus is the development of distention of the intestines as a result of decreased peristaltic motility.  Usually this is the response of the gut to some type of noxious stimulus, either traumatic, infectious or inflammatory.  The distension can mimic bowel obstruction and this needs to be differentiated, typically by watchful waiting.  Ileus will resolve by correcting the underlying cause.

Question 9

what is spastic bilateral  quadriplegia?

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Jibberish: Patients who have spasticity can be described in many ways.  Hemiplegia means that half of the body is involved.  Diplegia means two limbs - usually the legs - are involved.  Quadriplegia means that all four limbs are involved.  Some doctors use the term of bilateral hemiplegia for patients with both sides of the body involved but one side more than other - bilateral quadriplegia does not exist.

Question 10

can u treat hereditary spastic paralegia?

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Yes and no: Hereditary spastic diplegia or paraplegia is a slowly progressive stiffening of the legs.  Some progress more rapidly and need aggressive therapy and bracing and even surgery.  More often it is very slow and can be be dealt with without braces or surgery but with appropriate therapy.  There is no cure, but there is good management.

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