lead pipe rigidity

A ‘smooth’ rigidity in flexion and extension that continues through the entire range of motion of a stretched muscle, which is seen in parkinsonism

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lead pipe rigidity

Neurology A 'smooth' rigidity in flexion and extension that continues through the entire range of a stretched muscle, seen in atherosclerotic parkinsonism; LPR is identical to gegenhalten. Cf Garden hose.

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