I have a brother who suffered a traumatic brain injury 4 mos ago. He is on a vent, is partially conscience & opens his eyes, however more recently his hands & feet are curling in and his head is starting to tilt downward. He is very stiff, muscle relaxers are not helping. I want to know what the “curling” condition is called.
What Is It Called When A Brain Injury Victim’s Hands And Feet Start To Curl In?
15 Feb 2010 at 13:41
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by Underground lightning
15 Feb 2010 at 16:32
palsy
by Anonymous
15 Feb 2010 at 19:09
Sorry to hear about your brother, muscle contractions/stiffness can occur. Depends if related to brain injury, atrophy , can be decreased somewhat with 2-3x daily physical therapy, they will teach you, they won’t do it , you or the nurses can put rolled washclothes in his hands, gentle massage, does he relax then contract, or just slowly continuing to contract? 4 mos ago? Has he ever sat up, even with the vent? Are they changing positions of sleep? You can do a backrub. If his recovery is limited, sadly, it will worsen. ideally, he should have chest percussion therapy, they can show you that too, clapping on back/sides to loosen chest mucus, which I guarantee he has,just from the vent/injury and lack of position change. He will get pneumonia. does he respond to voices/pain or any recognition?.
by sunflowe
15 Feb 2010 at 19:24
I looked up Rigidity status post head injury and this is what I found: Definition:
Muscle Tone:
Used in clinical practice to describe the resistance of a muscle to being stretched. When the peripheral nerve to a muscle is severed, the muscle becomes flaccid (limp). When nerve fibers in the brain or spinal cord are damaged, the balance between facilitation and inhibition of muscle tone is disturbed. The tone of some muscles may become increased and they resist being stretched–a condition called hypertonicity or spasticity.