muscular defense — the muscular tension and rigidity that accompanies a localized inflammation (as in appendicitis) or passage of a renal calculus … Medical dictionary
lead pipe rigidity — diffuse muscular rigidity resembling the resistance to bending of a thin walled metal pipe; seen in parkinsonism … Medical dictionary
akinetic-rigid syndrome — muscular rigidity with varying degrees of slowness of movement; seen in parkinsonism and disorders of the basal ganglia … Medical dictionary
nervous system disease — Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the functioning of the human nervous system (nervous system, human). Everything that humans sense, consider, and effect and all the unlearned reflexes of the body depend on the… … Universalium
mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… … Universalium
parkinsonism — 1. A neurologic syndrome usually resulting from deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine as the consequence of degenerative, vascular, or inflammatory changes in the basal ganglia; characterized by rhythmic muscular tremors, rigidity … Medical dictionary
Serotonin syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = Serotonin syndrome Caption = Serotonin DiseasesDB = 30044 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|333.99 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2786 MeshName = Serotonin+Syndrome MeshNumber = C21.613.276.720 Serotonin … Wikipedia
Stiff person syndrome — (SPS) (or stiff man syndrome; also known as Stiffperson s Syndrome or Moersch Woltman Condition) is a rare neurologic disorder of unknown etiology characterized by progressive rigidity and stiffness, primarily of the axial musculature, that is… … Wikipedia
parkinsonism — /pahr kin seuh niz euhm/, n. Pathol. a common neurologic disease believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain cells that produce dopamine, occurring primarily after the age of 60, characterized by tremors, esp. of the fingers and hands,… … Universalium
Hypnotism — • The nervous sleep, induced by artificial and external means, which has been made the subject of experiment and methodical study by men of science, physicians or physiologists Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hypnotism Hypn … Catholic encyclopedia
Pallidotomy — A surgical operation performed on the globus pallidus to destroy it. The purpose of this operation is to relieve involuntary movements or muscular rigidity, as, for example, in Parkinson s disease. The globus pallidus is a pale appearing… … Medical dictionary