What does paratonic mean?
Paratonic means (medicine) Relating to paratonia..
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(medicine) Relating to paratonia..
A primary symptom in Parkinsonism, but also manifest at higher levels, as gegenhalten (paratonic rigidity), catatonic rigidity, hysterical rigidity, and neurotic rigidities and obstinacies.
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Paratonic means (medicine) Relating to paratonia..
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A primary symptom in Parkinsonism, but also manifest at higher levels, as gegenhalten (paratonic rigidity), catatonic rigidity, hysterical rigidity, and neurotic rigidities and obstinacies.
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