| Transient toxic signs included reduced spontaneous activity, ataxia, dyspnea, and muscular hypertonia. |
| In the presence of tremor this latter form of hypertonia produces ratcheted, jerking movements, thus the name cogwheel rigidity. |
| Symptoms of encephalopathy include lethargy, irritability, weak suck and hypertonia. |
| Competing athletes have ataxia, hypertonia or athetosis, three impairment types that are most commonly associated with cerebral palsy. |
| In fact, hypertonia allows a paraparetic patient to perform transfer pivots and even to walk a few steps with a walker. |
| In these specific cases, it is important to avoid reducing the hypertonia, since it is having a beneficial effect. |
