Hypertonia: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Hypertonia

Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency

The siblings both died at 1 year and 10 months due to asphyxia and pneumonia during gaze and hypertonia episodes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] the trunk Oculogyric crisis These episodes include uncontrollable head and neck movements, agitation, muscle spasms, eyeballs and gaze deviation, and irritability Dystonia Hypertonia [patientworthy.com]

[…] familiar with oculogyric crises.5,6 WATCH: Take a closer look at an oculogyric crisis episode Other movement disorders and associated symptoms include1: Dystonia (53%) n=41 Hypertonia [aadcinsights.com]

Pallister-Killian Syndrome

[…] older children and young adults is characterized by a coarse and flat facies, macroglossia prognathia, everted lower lip, and severe psychomotor retardation with muscular hypertonia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] patients pass into adolescence, the syndrome is characterized by a coarse and flat face, macroglossia, prognathism, inverted lower lip and psychomotor retardation with muscular hypertonia [popflock.com]

[…] patients pass into adolescence, the syndrome is characterized by a coarse and flat face, macroglossia prognathia, inverted lower lip, and psychomotor retardation with muscular hypertonia [wikidoc.org]

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis

Her gait was mildly ataxic, she had generalised hypertonia, all deep tendon reflexes were exaggerated, and both plantars were extensor. [doi.org]

Hereditary Hyperekplexia

Wikidata Jump to navigation Jump to search nervous system disease characterized by an exaggerated startle response to sudden, unexpected auditory or tactile stimuli and hypertonia [wikidata.org]

Affected individuals manifest flexor hypertonia and hypokinesia during infancy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The hypertonia may be predominantly truncal, attenuated during sleep and less prominent after a year of age. [en.wikipedia.org]

Cerebral Palsy with Spastic Diplegia

Spasticity is a type of hypertonia, and in CP it is caused by damage to the motor cortex of the brain. [cerebralpalsy.org.uk]

Depending on the severity of the hypertonia in their legs, people with spastic diplegia may or may not be ambulatory. [disabled-world.com]

[…] is used to code Spastic diplegia Spastic diplegia, historically known as Little's Disease, is a form of cerebral palsy (CP) that is a chronic neuromuscular condition of hypertonia [icd.codes]

Pyramidal Tract Disorder

This condition typically manifests as motor impairment, a type of contraction described as spastic or elastic hypertonia, and exaggerated tendon reflex. [health.ccm.net]

Nevertheless, the condition reverses after a period of time, and the hypotonia is replaced by hypertonia. [what-when-how.com]

Another feature of these lesions is hypertonia (spasticity) due to the influence of muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs on α-motoneuron. [wikilectures.eu]

Adult Krabbe Disease

K139del (c.411-413delTAA) 17 M 3.5 months 6 months Generalized hypertonia, developmental delay, abnormal MRI, decreased NCVs 0.0 0.003 1,556 p. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

opisthotonus, loss of vision, abnormal MRI – 0.03 398 p.I250T (c.749T>C)/p.I250T (c.749T>C) 10 M Unknown 10 months Psychomotor retardation, hypertonia, ↑CSF protein level [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

W132X (c.396G>A) a 12 M 6 months 8 months Psychomotor retardation, hyperpyrexia, spastic tetraplegia, ↑ CSF protein peripheral hypertonia, abnormal MRI – 0.0 994 c.1161+6532 [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Maple Syrup Urine Disease Mild Variant

The classic form presents in the first week of life with ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, emesis, neonatal seizures, and hypertonia. [icd10data.com]

Early signs and symptoms are poor feeding, vomiting, lethargy, hypo or hypertonia, dystonia, seizures and encephalopathy which can lead to early death or permanent neurologic [secure.ssa.gov]

[…] intermediate, intermittent, and thiamine responsive subtypes; classic form presents in the first week of life with ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, emesis, neonatal seizures, and hypertonia [icd10data.com]

Intermittent Maple Syrup Urine Disease

The classic form presents in the first week of life with ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, emesis, neonatal seizures, and hypertonia. [profiles.umassmed.edu]

Classic Maple Syrup Urine Disease

The classic form presents in the first week of life with ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, emesis, neonatal seizures, and hypertonia. [connects.catalyst.harvard.edu]

Early signs and symptoms are poor feeding, vomiting, lethargy, hypo or hypertonia, dystonia, seizures and encephalopathy which can lead to early death or permanent neurologic [secure.ssa.gov]

Kernicterus

The third phase occurs after a week and the hypertonia disappears. [ezinearticles.com]

Jaundice as the most prominent finding, together with lethargy, feeding difficulties, and hypotonia followed by hypertonia are some of the earliest symptoms seen in acute [symptoma.com]

The second phase is characterized by hypertonia, with arching of the trunk (opisthotonos) or retrocollis, which is backward arching of the neck. [ezinearticles.com]

Weaver Syndrome

Main symptoms of the Weaver syndrome are increased birth weight, early overgrowth, macrocephaly, accelerated osseous maturation, typical facies, hoarse, low pitched voice, hypertonia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hypertonia and bone maturation acceleration are somewhat less pronounced than in the formerly published cases of male patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rare syndrome of accelerated growth and osseous maturation, unusual craniofacial appearance, hoarse and low-pitched cry, and hypertonia with camptodactyly. [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

Autosomal Recessive Primary Microcephaly Type 10

[…] global developmental delay. may also develop some of the following symptoms: Uncommon Symptoms - Between 30% and 50% cases Spasticity Encephalopathy Generalized hypotonia Hypertonia [mendelian.co]

Spasticity MedGen UID: 7753 • Concept ID: C0026838 • Sign or Symptom A form of muscle hypertonia associated with upper MOTOR NEURON DISEASE. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

PCH4 ( OMIM ) is characterized by hypertonia, joint contractures, olivopontocerebellar hypoplasia, and early death. [mendelian.co]

Severe Neonatal-Onset Encephalopathy with Microcephaly

Over the first year of life she was noted to have progressive global developmental delay, visual impairment, microcephaly, hypertonia, hyperreflexia, and seizures. [childnervoussystem.blogspot.com]

Compound heterozygous BRAT1 mutations cause familial Ohtahara syndrome with hypertonia and microcephaly. J Hum Genet 2014;59:687-90. 5. [jcnonweb.com]

The initial hypotonia may progress to hypertonia with spasticity. Fundoscopy is usually unremarkable. [rarediseases.org]

Athetoid Cerebral Palsy

Hypertonia – excessive muscle tone – often used as a synonym for the more-specific concept of “spasticity,” hypertonia is characterized by hyperactive motor neurons. [caringforspecialneedskids.com]

Hypertonia alternating with hypotonia is perhaps the main symptoms of Athetoid Cerebral Palsy. [epainassist.com]

Kids with spastic CP have increased muscle tone (this is called “hypertonia”), so their muscles are overly stiff. [nemours.org]

Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency

[…] biochemical features of a boy with dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency, which seem to underline a disease entity of developmental retardation, epilepsy and muscular hypertonia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] reports have suggested an association between severe DPD deficiency and a form of intellectual disability that is often accompanied by epileptic seizures, microcephaly, hypertonia [mayo.edu]

A severely affected patients show epilepsy, intellectual disability, hypertonia and have microcephaly. The disease prevalence is unknown. [cags.org.ae]

Richards-Rundle Syndrome

Careful intraoperative positioning because of hypertonia, limited joint mobility, and muscular weakness. [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

[…] decline, progressive Intellectual deterioration Progressive cognitive decline [ more ] 0001268 30%-79% of people have these symptoms Hyperreflexia Increased reflexes 0001347 Hypertonia [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

In addition to the three principal signs, abnormal gait, hypogonadism, amyotrophy or muscle agenesis, hyperreflexia, hypertonia or spasticity, osteoporosis, and restricted [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

Cerebro-Oculo-Facio-Skeletal Syndrome Type 1

They also exhibit a predominantly postnatal growth failure, a severe psychomotor retardation, with axial hypotonia and peripheral hypertonia and neonatal feeding difficulties [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms The main symptoms are following: Abnormal nasal morphology Cognitive impairment Aplasia/Hypoplasia affecting the eye Camptodactyly of finger Hypertonia Aplasia/Hypoplasia [curerator.com]

She was also found to suffer from hypertonia and hyperreflexia in all four limbs. Ophthalmological findings included strabismus and the inability to fixate her eyes. [cags.org.ae]

Adult-Onset Cervical Dystonia Type DYT23

DYSTONIA Distorted state of movement due to abnormality of tone of skeletal muscle, most frequently occurring as hypertonia without evidence of pyramidal tract involvement [vdocuments.net]

The clinical complexity of dystonia was then fully recognized. [44] See also [ edit ] Extrapyramidal symptoms Hypertonia Sydenham's chorea Ulegyria (brain condition with dystonia [en.wikipedia.org]

Transient Neonatal Myasthenia Gravis

[…] conditions originating in the perinatal period Blocks Other disorders originating in the perinatal period Similars P94.0 - Transient neonatal myasthenia gravis P94.1 - Congenital hypertonia [icd-code.org]

Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): ICD 9 Dx Code: 775.2 - Neonatal myasthenia gravis (approximate) ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of P94.0: P94.1 - Congenital hypertonia [emedcodes.com]

Similar Codes ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description P94 Disorders of muscle tone of newborn P94.1 Congenital hypertonia P94.2 Congenital hypotonia P94.8 Other disorders of muscle [healthprovidersdata.com]

Sepsis of Newborn due to Other and Unspecified Streptococci

[…] disorders originating in the perinatal period P299Cardiovascular disorder originating in the perinatal period, unspecified P84Other problems with newborn P941Congenital hypertonia [cms.gov]

[…] and temperature regulation Erythema toxicum · Sclerema neonatorum Nervous system Periventricular leukomalacia Musculoskeletal Gray baby syndrome · muscle tone ( Congenital hypertonia [dictionary.sensagent.com]

P374Other congenital malaria P378Other specified congenital infectious and parasitic diseases P379Congenital infectious or parasitic disease, unspecified P941Congenital hypertonia [cms.gov]

Maple Syrup Urine Disease

The classic form presents in the first week of life with ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, emesis, neonatal seizures, and hypertonia. [icd10data.com]

Early signs and symptoms are poor feeding, vomiting, lethargy, hypo or hypertonia, dystonia, seizures and encephalopathy which can lead to early death or permanent neurologic [secure.ssa.gov]

[…] early infancy with brain edema; delay in diagnosis and treatment is common and associated with residual neurologic damage, which includes alternating muscular hypotonia and hypertonia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Anal Fissure

In patients with hypertonia, surgical treatment was combined with chemical sphincterotomy by injection of botulinum toxin to enhance tissue perfusion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Fifteen patients affected by CAF with hypertonia of IAS, unresponsive to medical therapy, were enrolled. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND: Lateral internal sphincterotomy cures chronic anal fissure by preventing internal sphincter hypertonia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Monosomy 21q

Cardiovascular System Ventricular And Atrial Septal Defects Coarctation Of The Aorta Left Heart Hypoplasia Thickening Of Cardiac Valves Neck Short Neck With Anterior Webbing Muscles Hypertonia [neo-genetics.com]

This syndrome consists of mental and growth retardation, hypertonia, nail anomalies, skeletal malformation, cryptorchidism, hypospadias, inguinal hernia, pyloric stenosis, [btb.termiumplus.gc.ca]

Amish Lethal Microcephaly

Show allHide all Abnormality of limbs Limb hypertonia Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis Lactic acidosis Abnormality of the digestive system Hepatomegaly Abnormality of [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] developmental delay 0011344 Sloping forehead Inclined forehead Receding forehead [ more ] 0000340 30%-79% of people have these symptoms Agenesis of corpus callosum 0001274 Limb hypertonia [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Other less frequent symptoms Patients with Spasticity and Decreased fetal movement. may also develop some of the following symptoms: Common Symptoms - More than 50% cases Hypertonia [mendelian.co]

Hemiballismus

This report highlights the emerging role of ITB in managing movement disorders other than dystonia spastic hypertonia and dystonia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy is widely used in the management of spastic hypertonia and dystonia resulting from a multitude of conditions that present with upper motor [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Potassium-Aggravated Myotonia

Neurologic examination showed generalized hypertonia. Cerebral MRI excluded a Chiari malformation. Laryngoscopy under general anesthesia showed no abnormalities. [n.neurology.org]

Showing of 22 | Medical Terms Other Names Learn More: HPO ID 80%-99% of people have these symptoms Hypertonia 0001276 Myotonia 0002486 30%-79% of people have these symptoms [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Familial Dyskinesia and Facial Myokymia

Abnormality of the cardiovascular system Congestive heart failure Dilated cardiomyopathy Abnormality of the musculature Facial myokymia Limb hypertonia Muscular hypotonia [familydiagnosis.com]

In more severe patients axial hypotonia, limb hypertonia, paroxysmal nocturnal or diurnal dyskynesia and delayed motor development may also appear. [bredagenetics.com]

R418Q mutations involving axial hypotonia, limb hypertonia, intermittent dyskinesias, myoclonus and chorea. Notably, a p. [link.springer.com]

Deficiency of Sulfite Oxidase

On admission, the baby had repeated generalized tonic seizures with axial hypertonia and boxing movements in the legs. [docksci.com]

[…] deficiency Description Sulfite oxidase deficiency is a rare inherited disease with severe neurological symptoms such as intractable neonatal or infantile seizures, hypotonia or hypertonia [genome.jp]

[…] thiosulfate, and S-sulfocysteine; decreased sulfate Clinical features: Developmental delay, ectopia lentis, eczema, delayed dentition, fine hair, hemiplegia, infantile hypotonia, hypertonia [merckmanuals.com]

Cold-Induced Sweating Syndrome Type 1

Hypertonia is frequent. [orpha.net]

[…] tetania / claudication / opisthotonos - Death in infancy - Failure to thrive / difficulties for feeding in infancy / growth delay - Hyperhidrosis / increased sweating - Hypertonia [csbg.cnb.csic.es]

[…] to Crisponi Syndrome Seizures Scoliosis Micrognathia Cognitive impairment Flexion contracture High palate Feeding difficulties Anteverted nares Respiratory insufficiency Hypertonia [mendelian.co]