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Stiffness/Spasticity Symptom Report
Spasticity is a disorder of the central nervous system in which certain muscles continually receive a message to tighten and contract. This causes stiffness or tightness of the muscles and interferes with gait and movement, and sometimes speech.
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What we've learned
Symptom Severities
Treatments Patients Take For Stiffness/Spasticity
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 2% |
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| 25 | 1% |
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| 23 | 1% |
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| 15 | 1% |
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| 14 | 1% |
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| 14 | 1% |
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| 13 | 1% |
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| 13 | 1% |
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| 12 | 1% |
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| 11 | 1% |
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| 9 | 0% |
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| 7 | 0% |
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| 6 | 0% |
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| 6 | 0% |
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| 5 | 0% |
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| 5 | 0% |
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| 4 | 0% |
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| 3 | 0% |
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| 2 | 0% |
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Report created on November 20, 2009.