Definition of Athetosis. Meaning of Athetosis. Synonyms of Athetosis

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Definition of Athetosis

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- of sitting balance, although most people with athetosis have normal or near-normal intelligence. Athetosis is a symptom primarily caused by the marbling...
- Pupillary hippus, also known as pupillary athetosis, is spasmodic, rhythmic, but regular dilating and contracting pupillary movements between the sphincter...
- (e.g., cerebral palsy, Friedreich's ataxia, multiple sclerosis). AthetosisAthetosis is generally characterized by unbalanced, involuntary movements...
- spasticity; severe athetosis or ataxia; bilateral through knee am****tion, etc. C2: moderate hemiplegic or diplegic spasticity; moderate athetosis or ataxia;...
- movements in a combination of c****a (irregular migrating contractions) and athetosis (twisting and writhing). It is caused by many different diseases and agents...
- involuntary movements. Such contractile movements include dystonia, c****a, athetosis, and ballism. For example, “Her attacks were characterized as sudden unilateral...
- impairments such as muscle power, limb deficiency, hypertonia, ataxia or athetosis that render them incapable of safely running or pedalling a bicycle. They...
- death. Other reactions may include hyperreflexia, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, and extensor-plantar reflexes. Atypically and/or rarely, stimulation...
- individuals with no known family history of such movement disorders. Athetosis is defined as a slow, continuous, involuntary writhing movement that prevents...
- disorders were localized to striatum by C****aby Broadbent and Jackson, and athetosis by Hammond. By the late 19th century, many movement disorders were described...