肌张力增高:一种神经肌肉体征,指肌肉在静止或被动活动时呈现异常增高的紧张度,常见于上运动神经元损伤相关情况(如脑瘫、脑卒中后等)。有时与痉挛(spasticity)相关,但不完全等同。
/ˌhaɪpərˈtoʊniə/
The doctor noted hypertonia in the infant’s legs.
医生注意到这名婴儿的腿部存在肌张力增高。
After the stroke, she developed hypertonia that made physical therapy difficult, especially when trying to extend her elbow.
中风后,她出现肌张力增高,使物理治疗变得困难,尤其是在尝试伸直肘部时。
来自希腊语构词:**hyper-**(过度、超过)+ tonos(张力、紧张)+ -ia(状态、疾病/情况),字面意思就是“张力过高的状态”。