"Muscle Hypertonia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				Abnormal increase in skeletal or smooth muscle tone. Skeletal muscle hypertonicity may be associated with PYRAMIDAL TRACT lesions or BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D009122 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | C10.597.613.550 C23.888.592.608.550 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Muscle HypertoniaMuscle HypertoniaHypertonia, MuscleHypertonias, MuscleMuscle HypertoniasMuscle Tone IncreasedIncreased, Muscle ToneTone Increased, MuscleMuscular HypertonicityHypertonicities, MuscularHypertonicity, MuscularMuscular HypertonicitiesHypermyotoniaHypermyotonias
 Hypertonia, TransientHypertonia, TransientHypertonias, TransientTransient HypertoniaTransient Hypertonias
 Hypertonia, NeonatalHypertonia, NeonatalHypertonias, NeonatalNeonatal HypertoniaNeonatal Hypertonias
 Hypertonia, SphincterHypertonia, SphincterHypertonias, SphincterSphincter HypertoniaSphincter Hypertonias
 Hypertonia, Detrusor MuscleHypertonia, Detrusor MuscleDetrusor Muscle HypertoniaDetrusor Muscle HypertoniasHypertonias, Detrusor MuscleMuscle Hypertonia, DetrusorMuscle Hypertonias, Detrusor
 Hypertonia, InfantileHypertonia, InfantileHypertonias, InfantileInfantile HypertoniaInfantile Hypertonias
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