Bekhterev's Hemitonia
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Bekhterev's hemitonia is a symptom complex sometimes observed in cases of infantile cerebral palsy. It is characterized not by actual paralysis, but by a change in muscle tone on one side of the body, specifically hypertonia that intensifies during voluntary movements and hinders them.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Bekhterev's Hemitonia, a symptom complex sometimes encountered in infantile cerebral palsy. Phenomena of actual paralysis are absent in this condition; there is only a change in tone on one side or the other—hypertonia, which intensifies during voluntary movements and hinders these movements.
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“Bekhterev's Hemitonia.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/bekhterevs-hemitonia/