Spasticity is a symptom of conditions, like multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke, and traumatic injury to the brain or spinal cord. It can look like a tightly folded arm with a flexed wrist ...

A mixed description means you have a mix of these symptoms, such as a combination of muscles that have no tone and lots of tone. For those curious, my diagnosis is cerebral palsy spastic diplegia ...

Bradford B. Worrall, MD, a University of Virginia professor of neurology and public health, says many stroke survivors develop spasticity.