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Hypertonia vs Paratonia - What's the difference?

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In medicine terms the difference between hypertonia and paratonia

is that hypertonia is an abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy while paratonia is a form of hypertonia with an involuntary variable resistance (i.e. reduced ability of a muscle to stretch) during passive movement.

hypertonia

English

Noun

(wikipedia hypertonia)
  • (medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
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    paratonia

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia paratonia)
  • (medicine) A form of hypertonia with an involuntary variable resistance (i.e. reduced ability of a muscle to stretch) during passive movement.

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