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gegenhalten gegenhalten [ga″gen-hahlt´en] (Ger.) an involuntary resistance to passive movement as may occur in cerebral cortical disorders.Involuntary ('active') resistance to passive movement, that increases with velocity of movement and continues through the full arc of motion; gegenhalten may be due to diffuse forebrain dysfunction, as occurs in anterior cerebral artery occlusion—‘arteriosclerotic parkinsonism’—or pseudoparkinsonism, and may be accompanied by grasp reflexgegenhalten Neurology Involuntary resistance to passive movement, that ↑ with velocity of movement and continues through the full arc of motion; gegenhalten may be due to diffuse forebrain dysfunction, as occurs in anterior cerebral artery occlusion–'arteriosclerotic parkinsonism' or pseudoparkinsonism, and may be accompanied by the grasp reflex. Cf Clasp-knife phenomenon, Cogwheel rigidity. ge·gen·halt·en (gā'gen-hahlt-en) German (with a capital G, as with all German nouns) for counterpressure, the term is nonetheless used in English to describe a certain type of neurologic or muscular opposition to resistance associated with various catatonic states. |