Possible Causes for Posture Abnormal Cerebral Palsy Overview Cerebral palsy describes a group of genetic and acquired childhood neurologic disorders characterized by abnormalities in tone, posture, and movement as a result [medlink.com] Cerebral palsy is a condition of motor disability in childhood that affects a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. [imedpub.com] […] secondary to abnormal muscle tone, spasticity being the most common abnormality of tone The majority of cerebral palsy is not related to birth asphyxia Cerebral palsy is [doi.org] Methylmalonic Acidemia with Homocystinuria Type cblJ posture Abnormal posture phenotype Finding 4 0.100 0 [disgenet.org] Abnormality of the nervous system Abnormal posturing Cerebral atrophy Global developmental delay Lethargy Abnormality of the respiratory system Tachypnea Growth abnormality [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] posturing 0002533 Anemia Low number of red blood cells or hemoglobin 0001903 Autosomal recessive inheritance 0000007 Congenital onset Symptoms present at birth 0003577 Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov] Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency Children with the moderate form of tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency have an abnormal manner of walking (abnormal gait), dystonic posturing especially when walking, and a tendency [rarediseases.org] postures (dystonia), involuntary writhing movements (athetosis), involuntary and irregular movements of the hands and feet (chorea), and tremors. [rarediseases.org] Affected children may also experience tremors when attempting to hold certain poses or positions (postural tremors) or have abnormal, involuntary eye movements. [rarediseases.org] Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Camptocormia, or bent spine syndrome, is an abnormal posture consisting of forward flexion of the spine that disappears when a patient is supine. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Urea Cycle Disorder […] seizures, abnormal posturing, and deterioration into coma. [clinicalgate.com] […] and muscle tone abnormalities. [pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu] Abnormal posturing and encephalopathy are often related to the degree of central nervous system swelling and pressure on the brain stem. [mhc.cpnp.org] Marfan Syndrome In secondary osteoarthritis the changes occur as a consequence of some antecedent structural or postural abnormality of the joint. [britannica.com] Leukodystrophy The early juvenile form manifests between four and six years of age with gait and postural abnormalities, behavioral and emotional problems, vision loss, seizures, and progressive [invitae.com] The disease first affects the ability to walk and the child's posture. [bmt.umn.edu] Mentally, the child will have emotional difficulties, have trouble following directions, develop abnormal behaviors, and begin to experience academic difficulties. [bmt.umn.edu] Schizophrenia The motor manifestations include akathisia (restlessness and pacing), acute dystonia (sustained abnormal postures and muscle spasms, especially of the head or neck), and Parkinsonism [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] In contrast, outpatients are more likely to present with chronic and less prominent psychomotor abnormalities (eg, mannerisms, stereotypies, bizarre postures), closer to the [doi.org] […] movement and posture. [scholarpedia.org] Leigh's Disease Alexandra Wilson, the patient’s current attending physician, states that Emilio is unable to move his arms and legs and only has abnormal posturing movements with stimulation [lifeethics.org] Gaucher Disease It results in mental retardation, abnormal limb posture and spasticity, and difficulty with swallowing. [ P. C. E. [encyclopedia.com] Quadriplegia Whereas the severely involved child, who cannot move at all, becomes deformed by remaining in a few abnormal postures, the less severely affected child tries to move and function [icddelhi.org] In fact, sensory abnormalities what limit use regardless of posture or ability to perform requested movements. [pediatric-orthopedics.com] but can do so only in a few abnormal ways, i.e. in stereotyped abnormal patterns and with excessive effort, which increases his spasticity. [icddelhi.org] Congenital Muscular Dystrophy The symptoms include: trouble walking loss of reflexes difficulty standing up poor posture bone thinning scoliosis, which is an abnormal curvature of your spine mild intellectual [healthline.com] Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome […] head postures and turns or tilts, (in nerve palsies), head thrusts (in oculomotor apraxia), and abnormalities of the eyelids such as ptosis (in oculomotor palsy, myasthenia [docksci.com] […] movement examination begins with observation of fixation maintainance, excluding nystagmus or saccadic intrusions, than looking for manifest ocular misalignement (tropia), abnormal [docksci.com] Poliomyelitis These basic principles include: (1) improve abnormal body mechanics, (2) correct and minimize postural and gait deviations mechanically, (3) relieve or support weakened muscles [web.archive.org] Treatment for type III pain (biomechanical pain) includes posture and back care education and decreased weight-bearing or stress through use of assistive devices such as braces [web.archive.org] Abnormal biomechanics can often be modified with fairly simple and practical interventions such as cervical pillows, lumbar rolls, gluteal pads, dorsal-lumbar corsets, and [web.archive.org] Classic Homocystinuria At rest, she had dystonic posture in her limbs on both sides, with more severity on the right side. Attempted movements of the right hand worsened the abnormal postures. [journals.sagepub.com] Gaucher Disease Type 1 Symptoms include hepatosplenomegaly, spasticity, seizures, progressive brain damage and cognitive dysfunction, apnea, eye movement abnormalities, opisthotonic posture, and [youtube.com] Tuberculosis INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to analyze social factors involved in the spatial distribution and under-reporting of tuberculosis (TB) in the city of Vitória, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. METHODS: This was an ecological study of the reported cases of TB between 2009 and 2011, according to census tracts. The[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Late-Onset Pompe Disease Pompe disease may be evident within a few months of birth — called classic infantile-onset Pompe disease — or during the first year of life in its non-classic infantile-onset form. Symptoms can also begin later in life, during childhood or adulthood, and the disease is then known as late-onset Pompe. This form can[…] [pompediseasenews.com] Neurofibromatosis Neurofibromatosis refers to several related disorders that have overlapping clinical manifestations but that are now understood to have distinct genetic causes. It causes various types of benign or malignant tumors that involve central or peripheral nerves and often causes pigmented skin macules and sometimes[…] [merckmanuals.com] Adult-Onset Cervical Dystonia Type DYT23 UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot : 75 Dystonia 23: A form of dystonia, a disorder defined by the presence of sustained involuntary muscle contraction, often leading to abnormal postures [malacards.org] The dystonic tremor may not be relieved by allowing the abnormal dystonic posture to fully develop without resistance (null point). [vdocuments.net] movements, postures, or both. [vdocuments.net] Pompe Disease Pompe disease is an inherited disorder caused by the buildup of a complex sugar called glycogen in the body's cells. The accumulation of glycogen in certain organs and tissues, especially muscles, impairs their ability to function normally. Researchers have described three types of Pompe disease, which differ in[…] [ghr.nlm.nih.gov] Neoplasm of the Spinal Cord Spinal cord neoplasm can be either a primary central nervous system tumor (glial or nonglial) or secondary to metastases. Clinical features depend on the location of the tumor with regards to the level of the spinal cord, but some of the most common symptoms are localized pain, weakness, isolated sensory or motor[…] [symptoma.com] Drug-Induced Dystonia The abnormal posture may induce significant anxiety and distress for the patient and relatives. [omicsonline.org] dys·to·ni·a ( dis-tō'nē-ă ), A syndrome of abnormal muscle contraction that produces repetitive involuntary twisting movements and abnormal posturing of the neck, trunk, [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com] It is a syndrome of involuntary sustained muscle contractions with frequent repetitive and twisting movements, and/or abnormal postures. [clinicaladvisor.com] Sotos Syndrome Sotos syndrome [ so´tōs ] So·tos syn·drome ( sō'tōs ), [MIM*117550] cerebral gigantism and generalized large muscles in childhood, with mental retardation and defective coordination; of unknown etiology. Most cases have been sporadic, perhaps new dominant mutations with low fitness, but there is one set of[…] [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com] Prader-Willi Syndrome Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a rare disorder related to an abnormality on the 15th chromosome. It occurs in males and females equally and in all races. The incidence of PWS is between 1 in 10,000 and 1 in 25,000 live births. PWS typically causes low muscle tone, short stature if not treated with growth hormone,[…] [geneticdiseasefoundation.org] Idiopathic Camptocormia Mean age at onset of postural abnormality was 66 years and mean latency between onset of parkinsonian symptoms to first signs of CC or head drop was 7 years. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Interestingly, the ranking of severity of postural abnormality changed in 7/10 patients when CC-SS was applied instead of TF. [mdsabstracts.org] Although extremely abnormal postures such as dropped head syndrome or camptocormia are rare, AP could be a common problem in PD. [journals.plos.org] Spasmodic Torticollis Measurements were made on muscles either actively maintaining or opposing abnormal head posture, as well as on muscles not contributing to it. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] The abnormal posturing of the head allows this disorder to be clinically diagnosed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] We assessed 39 patients with spasmodic torticollis for the presence or absence, location, and quality of pain, as well as its correlation to postural abnormality. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Proximal Myopathy with Extrapyramidal Signs Signs and symptoms are variable and include brief, repetitive, jerky and uncontrolled movements caused by muscle contractions (chorea), tremor, abnormal posturing, and involuntary [rarediseases.org] Signs and symptoms are variable and include brief, repetitive, jerky and uncontrolled movements caused by muscle contractions ( chorea ), tremor, abnormal posturing, and involuntary [malacards.org] The muscle weakness does not progress, but most patients develop progressive atypical involuntary muscle contractions that influence gait, movement, and posture (extrapyramidal [rarediseases.org] Duane Retraction Syndrome abnormal head turn posture and exotropia in most cases. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] An abnormal head posture was noted in 101 (72%) and upshoot in 26 (18.6%) patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Figure 1: Effect of large unilateral LR recession on XT and abnormal head posture. AHP, abnormal head posture; LR, lateral rectus; XT, exotropia. [jeos.eg.net] Primary Torsion Dystonia abnormalities with generalized dystonia and parkinsonism and at autopsy, severe depigmentation (hypomelanization) of the large neurons of the substantia nigra and the locus [cmdg.org] postures of the affected body parts. [tara.tcd.ie] Overview Limb dystonia is a type of dystonia consisting of involuntary contractions of arms or legs associated with abnormal posturing, repetitive movements, and functional [medlink.com]
