Spasticity of the leg

Spasticity of the leg: Introduction

Spasticity of the leg: Spasticity of the leg refers to leg muscles that are unusually stiff and rigid and have over-reactive deep tendon reflexes. See detailed information below for a list of 10 causes of Spasticity of the leg, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Spasticity of the leg:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Spasticity of the leg. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Brown- Sequard syndrome
• Carotid artery stenosis
• Cerebral palsy
• Congenital
• Hemiplegic migraine (type of Migraine)
• Lateral medullary syndrome
• Lesion of the pyramidal tract
• Middle cerebral artery thrombosis
• Stroke
• Type 2 diabetes
• more causes...»

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Causes of Types of Spasticity of the leg:

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• Bilateral Spasticity of the leg (7 causes)
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Spasticity of the leg: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Spasticity of the leg, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Spasticity of the leg and Balance symptoms (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Brain symptoms (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Coordination problems (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Eating symptoms (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Face symptoms (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Food symptoms (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Head symptoms (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Movement symptoms (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Muscle symptoms (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Musculoskeletal symptoms (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Nerve symptoms (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Pain (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Sensations (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Spastic hemiplegia (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Spasticity of the legs (4 causes)
• Spasticity of the leg and Asymmetrical paralysis in the legs (3 causes)
• more...»

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Spasticity of the leg Treatments

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Stories from Users for Spasticity of the leg

Real-life user stories relating to Spasticity of the leg:

• Leg/toe spasticity, other symptoms
• spastic legs

Spasticity of the leg: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Spasticity of the leg may include these symptoms:

• Balance symptoms
• Brain symptoms
• Coordination problems
• Eating symptoms
• Face symptoms
• Food symptoms
• Head symptoms
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Leg symptoms (2751 causes)
• Limb symptoms (3592 causes)
• Muscle symptoms (7251 causes)
• Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes)
• Neurological symptoms (9575 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
• Movement symptoms (6001 causes)
• Brain symptoms (2787 causes)
• Arm symptoms (1619 causes)
• Head symptoms (10192 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Research the causes of this symptom in broader categories:

• Spasticity (324 causes)
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Research the causes of related medical symptoms such as:

• Spasticity (324 causes)
• Leg
• Leg symptoms (2751 causes)
• Leg disease
• Leg disorder
• Leg pain (214 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Spasticity of the leg: Deaths

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Detailed list of causes of Spasticity of the leg

The list below shows some of the causes of Spasticity of the leg mentioned in various sources:

• Brown- Sequard syndrome
• Carotid artery stenosis
• Cerebral palsy
• Congenital
• Hemiplegic migraine
• Lateral medullary syndrome
• more causes...»

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How Common are these Causes of Spasticity of the leg?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Spasticity of the leg. Of the 10 causes of Spasticity of the leg that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 1 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 1 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 8 causes have no prevalence information.

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Conditions listing medical symptoms: Spasticity of the leg:

The following list of conditions have 'Spasticity of the leg' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Spasticity of the leg Based on Risk Factors

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