"' Paratonia "'or "'gegenhalten "'is defined as " a form of hypertonia with an involuntary variable resistance during passive movement . " In other words, attempting to move the limb of a person with paratonia will result in that person involuntarily resisting the movement.
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These over-firing, non-GABA-absorbing nerves generate unusual electrical activity during the EMG testing phase in SDR and are thus considered to be the source of the patient's hypertonia; they are eliminated with the electrical pulses once identified, while the remaining nerves and nerve routes carrying the correct messages remain fully intact and untouched.
