Paratonia

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Contents 1 Etiology 2 Clinical-manifestations 3 Differential-diagnosis 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms 6 References

Etiology

• frontal lobe disease ( dementia)

• middle to late stage Alzheimer's disease

Clinical-manifestations

• increased muscle tone that varies irregularly in a manner that may seem related to the degree of relaxation or in opposite direction to the examiner.
• it is present throughout the range of motion & affects flexors & extensors equally
• it may be described as increased rigidity with passive range of movement [2]

Differential-diagnosis

• rigidity of Parkinson's disease is more uniform to passive movement & present at onset of movement [2]

More General Terms

• sign/symptom

Additional Terms

• dementia
• muscle tone

References

1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed. Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 107
2. Geriatric Review Syllabus, 7th edition Parada JT et al (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2010

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