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What does spasticity mean?

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Noun
  1. The state, quality or property of being spastic.
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A new type of drug treatment is showing promise in children with moderate to severe spasticity.
Asymmetric or symmetric quadriplegia with at least grade 3 spasticity in upper limbs and lower limbs.
A bladder infection or kidney infection will often cause spasticity to increase a great deal and minor stimulation can cause severe spasticity.
Less commonly, cerebral palsy takes the form of a hypotonic tetraplegia, with no spasticity, when the child has a mobility problem but with floppy muscles.
Their problems with balance and some spasticity are improved by the riding.
It was announced on Thursday that a generic version of the muscle spasticity drug Zanaflex has been approved.

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