Disease or Syndrome
Little's disease
Definitions related to little's disease:
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(spastic diplegia) A type of cerebral palsy characterized by spasticity and hypertonia of the lower extremities bilaterally, particularly the legs, hips, and pelvis; this is the most common (70%) form of cerebral palsy.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(spastic diplegia) A type of spastic cerebral palsy characterized by increased muscle tone of the lower extremities bilaterally, particularly the legs, hips, and pelvis.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(spastic diplegia) Spasticity (neuromuscular hypertonia) primarily in the muscles of the legs, hips, and pelvis.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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