Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Extrapyramidal muscular rigidity
HP:0007076
What it means
Muscular rigidity (continuous contraction of muscles with constant resistance to passive movement).
This is a classic type of extrapyramidal movement disorder.
Rare diseases that can present with this6
Common30–79%
4The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
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