dystonia

The state of a voluntary muscle is called dystonic when the muscle is either hypertonic (spasm, too much tension) or hypotonic (flaccid, too relaxed).

Also: extrapyramidal syndrome, oculogyric crisis, opisthotonus, pleurothotonus

 

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