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Results 1 - 10 of 109 for Muscle stiffness
  1. Schwartz-Jampel syndrome 
    ... syndrome is a rare condition characterized by permanent muscle stiffness (myotonia) and bone abnormalities known as chondrodysplasia. The ... sometime after birth, usually in early childhood. Either muscle stiffness or chondrodysplasia can appear first. The muscle and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/schwartz-jampel-syndrome - Genetics
  2. Paramyotonia congenita 
    ... that prevent muscles from relaxing normally. Myotonia causes muscle stiffness that typically appears after exercise and can be ... body. Unlike many other forms of myotonia, the muscle stiffness associated with paramyotonia congenita tends to worsen with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/paramyotonia-congenita - Genetics
  3. Myotonia congenita 
    ... occurs most often in the legs. Myotonia causes muscle stiffness that can interfere with movement. In some people ... find that repeated movements can temporarily alleviate their muscle stiffness, a phenomenon known as the warm-up effect. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/myotonia-congenita - Genetics
  4. Potassium-aggravated myotonia 
    ... myotonia) that prevent muscles from relaxing. Myotonia causes muscle stiffness that worsens after exercise. In this disorder, episodes ... myotonia ranges in severity from mild episodes of muscle stiffness (myotonia fluctuans) to severe, disabling disease with frequent ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/potassium-aggravated-myotonia - Genetics
  5. Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease 
    ... goes away but other movement disorders develop, including muscle stiffness (spasticity), problems with movement and balance (ataxia), head ... less severe features of the condition, such as muscle stiffness or a decrease in intellectual function, or may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/pelizaeus-merzbacher-disease - Genetics
  6. Isolated lissencephaly sequence 
    ... as aspiration pneumonia. Children with ILS often develop muscle stiffness (spasticity) in their arms and legs and an ... side curvature of the spine (scoliosis). Rarely, the muscle stiffness will progress to paralysis (spastic paraplegia). Individuals with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../isolated-lissencephaly-sequence - Genetics
  7. Spastic paraplegia type 2 
    ... spastic paraplegias. These disorders are characterized by progressive muscle stiffness (spasticity) and the development of paralysis of the ... who carry a PLP1 mutation, however, may experience muscle stiffness and a decrease in intellectual function. Females with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/spastic-paraplegia-type-2 - Genetics
  8. TUBB4A-related leukodystrophy 
    ... contractions (dystonia), uncontrolled movements of the limbs (choreoathetosis), muscle stiffness (rigidity), and difficulty coordinating movements (ataxia). These individuals ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/tubb4a-related-leukodystrophy - Genetics
  9. L1 syndrome 
    ... hydrocephalus) that is often present from before birth, muscle stiffness (spasticity), thumbs that are permanently bent toward the ... Spastic paraplegia type 1 is characterized by progressive muscle stiffness (spasticity) and the development of paralysis of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/l1-syndrome - Genetics
  10. Infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysis 
    ... spastic paraplegias. These disorders are characterized by progressive muscle stiffness (spasticity) and eventual paralysis of the lower limbs ( ... weakness in the legs and arms. Over time, muscle weakness and stiffness travels up (ascends) the body from the legs ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...et-ascending-hereditary-spastic-paralysis - Genetics
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