A Przekop… - Handbook of clinical neurology/edited by …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov "Athetosis," from the Greek athetos, meaning "without fixed position," is a movement disorder first described by Hammond in 1871. The term described slow, irregular continual movements of the distal extremities. In 1983, Foley defined the athetoid syndrome as "a ...
S Cederbaum - Chronic Complex Diseases of Childhood: A …, 2011 - books.google.com ... delay. Patients with inter- mittent ataxia, some athetosis and normal intelligence are known in cases of PDH deficiency. ... 28. Athetosis had progressed minimally, but he was otherwise asymptomatic between episodes. Page 203. ...
S Morales-Vidal, N Kartha, RM Dafer… - … Causes of Movement …, 2011 - books.google.com ... Several types of movement disorders have been associated with cere- brovascular disorders including parkinsonism, cho- rea, ballismus, tremor, myoclonus, athetosis, dystonia, hemifacial spasm,“limb shaking TIAs,” and other mis- cellaneous movement disorders. ... Related articles
L Marinelli, L Bonzano, L Saitta, C Trompetto… - Neurological …, 2011 - Springer ... The involuntary movements observed in our patient and the one by Zyss are consistent with athetosis; however, recently the distinction between athetosis and dystonia was tempered, with athe- tosis being considered a further subtype of dystonic movement [4]. Moreover ... Related articles - All 2 versions
DW McCandless - Kernicterus, 2011 - Springer ...Athetosis is characterized by involuntary uncoordinated motions with constantly varying levels of muscle tension. ... Fifty-nine patients showed one or more of the following symptoms: hearing loss, athetosis, seizures, strabismus, or other minor disabilities. ...