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board-like rigidity

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board-like rigidity
Clinical medicine Spastic rigidity of abdominal wall muscles induced by acute peritonitis, classically elicited by a perforated ulcer–any fulminant peritonitis may elicit the same reaction. See Hippocratic facies.


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Extensive board-like rigidity involving the neck, back, and extremities was noted.
The hallmark of stiff person syndrome is spasmodic board-like rigidity of the paraspinal muscles, which may be unilateral.
 
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