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	Athetosis
		Athetosis is a continuous stream of slow, sinuous, writhing movements, typically of the hands and feet.
		It is said to be caused by damage to the corpus striatum of the brain.
		Athetosis is to be distinguished from pseudoathetosis, which is abnormal writhing movement, usually of the fingers, occurring when the eyes are closed, caused by a failure of joint position sense (proprioception), for example in peripheral neuropathy.
	www.mrsci.com /Neurology/Athetosis.php (76 words)

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		A number of physicians have indicated that the cause of the veteran's athetosis is a disease of the basal ganglia.
		REMAND As the relevant service-connected disability, in pertinent part, is now identified as basal ganglion disease with bilateral athetosis of the upper extremities and neurological impairment of the head, tongue and left lower extremity, the issue of an increased evaluation must again be considered by the originating agency.
		It is herein noted that the veteran and his representative have requested that, based upon the nature of this disability, the VA medical examinations should be conducted with the veteran as an inpatient.
	www.va.gov /vetapp/files2/9411674.txt (1898 words)

	Chorea and Athetosis: Movement Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
		Chorea consists of repetitive, brief, jerky, large-scale, dancelike, uncontrolled movements that start in one part of the body and move abruptly, unpredictably, and often continuously to another; athetosis is a continuous stream of slow, sinuous, writhing movements, generally of the hands and feet.
		Chorea and athetosis result from abnormalities in the basal ganglia, the part of the brain that helps smooth out and coordinate movements initiated by nerve impulses from the brain.
		Chorea and athetosis occur in Huntington's disease, a hereditary disease.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec06/ch091/ch091h.html (384 words)

	Forms of Cerebral Palsy: atheloid, ataxic, mixed, and spastic.
		Most children with athetosis have a quadriplegic pattern (arms and legs involved), although the arms will usually be more affected than the legs.
		Those with moderate athetosis can learn to use their extremities well enough to take care of daily activities on their own, and they can walk.
		For children with severe athetosis, walking independently is not possible, and they are often not able to assist while being moved into and out of their wheelchair.
	www.originsofcerebralpalsy.com /02-forms/01-athetoid.html (449 words)

	Types of Cerebral Palsy
		Athetosis is caused by injury to the basal nuclei.
		In severe cases of athetosis, the individuals feet may turn inward, the back and neck may arch, and the arms and hands may overextend above the head.
		Athetosis is most obvious when the individual attempts to move.
	www.personal.psu.edu /students/d/m/dmr5015/Types.html (392 words)

	Medical Dictionary: Athetosis - WrongDiagnosis.com - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Athetosis: Involuntary writhing movements of the hands and feet caused by damage to certain areas of the brain.
		Athetosis: ceaseless occurrence of rapid, highly complex jerky movements that appear to be well coordinated but are performed involuntarily.
		Athetosis (symptom): Involuntary, slow contraction particularly in the hands.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/athetosis_printer.htm (100 words)

	Choreoathetosis
		Choreoathetosis is a combination of chorea and athetosis.
		Choreoathetosis is a movement of intermediate speed, between the slower, writhing movements of athetosis, and the quick flitting movements of chorea.
		There is no such sense of release following chorea; the movements continually change and flow from one part of the body to another.
	www.mrsci.com /Neurology/Choreoathetosis.php (146 words)

	Spasticity and Movement Disorders Clinic
		The Spasticity and Movement Disorders Clinic at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is made up of a team of pediatric medical professionals who specialize in the comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment of children and young adults with spasticity and other movement disorders such as dystonia, chorea, athetosis, and tremor.
		The purpose of the clinic is to determine whether or not a patient would benefit from treatment with oral medications, intrathecal baclofen, selective posterior rhizotomy, intramuscular botox injectiona, deep brain stimulation or other therapies.
		Athetosis is defined as slow, writhing motions of the fingers and hands and occurs in approximately 5% of people with CP.
	www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu /pediatric/spasticity (1176 words)

	Athetosis -
		Athetosis athetosis is a continuous stream of slow, sinuous, writhing movements, typically of the hands and feet.
		A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person.
		The broader body of knowledge about diseases and their treatments is medicine.
	www.medicalgeo.com /Med-Diseases-At---B/Athetosis.html (160 words)

	Forms of Cerebral Palsy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Someone with severe spastic quadriplegia cannot walk, has difficulty sitting, is not able to move to and from a wheelchair independently, and usually isn’t able to feed herself.
		The severity of athetosis also affects whether they are able to walk or feed themselves, and some children with severe athetosis have speech problems as well.
		Children who are most at risk for severe quadriplegia are those who have had high risk health problems and complications during birth, including prematurity, low birthweight, bleeding in the brain, severe asphyxiation, aspiration (fluid in the lungs), severe meningitis, shaken baby syndrome, and severe jaundice (though Jaundice is now less common).
	formsofcerebralpalsy.com /quadriplegia.html (476 words)

	eMedicine - Chorea in Adults : Article Excerpt by: Stephen A Berman, MD, PhD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Any discussion of chorea must also address the related terms athetosis, choreoathetosis, and ballism (also known as ballismus).
		Choreoathetosis is essentially an intermediate form (ie, moderately slow or moderately rapid chorea).
		To the extent that the only difference between chorea, choreoathetosis, and athetosis is the rapidity of movement, some neurologists argue that the term athetosis is unnecessary and even confusing.
	www.emedicine.com /neuro/byname/chorea-in-adults.htm (611 words)

	Re: a rare type of dystonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The words used to describe movement disorders (dystonia, myoclonus, athetosis...) are really just descriptions of different kinds of involuntary movements.
		For example, dystonia is used to describe twisting, patterned, repetitive movement; myoclonus can be sudden tic-like movements; athetosis may appear as slower, writhing movements.
		Myoclonic dystonia can appear very similar to idiopathic torsion dystonia (which is more commonly called early-onset dystonia and/or generalized dystonia).
	www.dystonia-bb.org /forums/asd/posts/49371.html (306 words)

	Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome Encyclopedia of Medicine - Find Articles
		The first symptom of nervous system impairment is inability to lift the head at an appropriate age of four to six months.
		By the end of the first year, writhing motions (athetosis), and spasmodic movements of the limbs and facial muscles (chorea) are clear evidence of defective motor development.
		Spasticity and palsy are terms used to describe the poor motor coordination of the victims.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0008/ai_2601000820 (751 words)

	WE MOVE - Chorea and Choreoathetosis Overview
		In some cases, attempts to move may make the symptoms worse.
		Athetosis is a slower writhing and twisting movement.
		Choreoathetosis is the most common form in children.
	www.wemove.org /choreoathetosis/cho.html (397 words)

	Vogt-Vogt syndrome (Cécile and Oskar Vogt) (www.whonamedit.com)
		According to some authors this is a no longer commonly used term for an extrapyramidal disturbance with double sided athetosis occurring in early childhood.
		One of the earliest accounts of this condition was made in 1892 by James Wright Putnam (1860-1938).
		Besides athetosis spastic and cerebral signs also occur.
	www.whonamedit.com /synd.cfm/996.html (347 words)

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		All of the following are true of athetosis except.
		Hyperkinetic syndromes such as ballism, athetosis and chorea are related to a problem of thalamic disinhibition related to which of the following neurotransmitters.
		Hyperkinetic syndromes, such as chorea and athetosis, are usually associated with pathologic changes in.
	web.indstate.edu /thcme/anderson/mcbasgl.html (1086 words)

	Types of Cerebral Palsy
		Athetoid or dyskinetic cerebral palsy should not be confused with the type of dystonia that has adult onset and is degenerative. Athetoid CP is not degenerative in nature.
		Ataxic CP is characterized by a lack of coordination and balance due to damage to the cerebellum. This type of CP accounts for 10% of all cases of CP. As with athetosis, the sub classifications of spastic CP do not apply as readily here.
		Ataxic Cerebral Palsy should not be confused with other forms of ataxia such as those that are inherited. Ataxic CP is completely unrelated to the disease process present in the inherited forms of ataxia (i.e.
	www.geocities.com /aneecp/cptypes.htm (287 words)

	UMESD Online!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Dyskinesia or athetosis is the reflexion of basal ganglia involvement resulting in intermittent muscle tension and involuntary movement patterns.
		Lack of oxygen around the time of birth is a significant event surrounding birth but only a small minority of cases result from such an event.
		Do not accept abnormal postures and movement since the constant use of these postures and movement will emphasize and reinforce the problem and lead to deformity.
	www.umesd.k12.or.us /depts/ss/ptot/disorders.html (1709 words)

	Cerebral Palsy
		Spasticity - Muscular stiffness, over-reaction, and tightness, often due to oversensitive stretch reflexes.
		Athetosis - Slow, wave-like involuntary movements that are without purpose.
		Of the children who have cerebral palsy, approximately 60% have spasticity.
	www.healthcare.uiowa.edu /cdd/patients/cerebralpalsyguide.asp (757 words)

	athetosis - definition of athetosis in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		athetosis - definition of athetosis in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
		A constant succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of flexion, extension, pronation, and supination of fingers and hands, and sometimes of toes and feet.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com.cob-web.org:8888 /athetosis (95 words)

	Definitions A-D - Neurosurgery - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
		Occurs in approximately 5% of people with cerebral palsy.
		Athetosis was used commonly a few years ago, but now, many of the people who were previously diagnosed as having athetosis are considered to have dystonia.
		We believe the two disorders are different, in that athetosis affects muscles of the fingers, hands, and around the mouth, causing slow, twisting, writhing motions that are more continuous than dystonic movements.
	www.bcm.edu /neurosurgery/defs/def_a-d.htm (1599 words)

	WRAL.com - Health Encyclopedia - Movement - Uncontrolled Or Slow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Dystonia; Involuntary slow and twisting movements; Choreoathetosis; Leg and arm movements - uncontrollable; Arm and leg movements - uncontrollable; Slow involuntary movements of large muscle groups; Athetoid movements
		The slow sinuous twisting movements of muscles (athetosis) or sustained muscle contraction (dystonia) may be caused by a number of conditions, including cerebral palsy, encephalitis, drug side effects, hepatic encephalopathy, and Huntington's chorea.
		The abnormal movement may be reduced or disappear during sleep, but it is worsened by emotional stress.
	www.wral.com /encyclopedia/6864130/detail.html (442 words)

	Howstuffworks "Athetosis"
		Athetosis is a condition characterized by writhing movements, most commonly of the hands and/or feet.
		It is caused by damage to the brain.
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	health.howstuffworks.com /adam-200036.htm (52 words)

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		Athetosis - tonic foot (January 25, 1958; same patient as A23)
		Athetosis - hand (November 1966; same patient as C27a)
		Athetosis (January 14, 1950; same patient as D15b)
	users.ipfw.edu /vilensk/humanhtml.htm (1688 words)

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	Huntington Disease - Huntington Chorea - information page with HONselect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This condition is frequently accompanied by CHOREA, where it is referred to as choreoathetosis.
		(From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p76)')" OnMouseOut="HideBulle()" class='menudesc' >ATHETOSIS; and diffuse chorea involving axial and limb musculature develops, leading to a vegetative state within 10-15 years of disease onset.
		The juvenile variant has a more fulminant course including
	www.hon.ch /HONselect/RareDiseases/EN/C10.228.140.079.545.html (696 words)

	Terminology - Cerebral Palsy and Neurologic Upper Extremity Service - Hospital for Special Surgery - Neurologic, ...
		Matters concerning bodily cleanliness and toileting, may include aspects of skin care for patients that cannot move themselves
		Some muscle being spastic and some showing signs of athetosis, many patients have some degree mixed tone
		All four limbs and the trunk (body area) showing involvement
	www.cportho.com /cpo-terminology.htm (326 words)

	Athetosis (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Athetosis is a type of Cerebral Palsy (CP) found in approximately 20 to 25 percent of children with CP.
		Purposeful movements are contorted and the person has abnormal posturing and uncoordinated jerky, uncontrollable, twisting movements of the extremities.
		Last updated: 15 January 2006 by Dr. Ray Turne
	www.whitebuffalopress.com.cob-web.org:8888 /CPH012.htm (97 words)

	Athetosis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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	Athetosis definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Athetosis definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		MedicineNet Home > MedTerms medical dictionary A-Z List > Athetosis
		Athetosis: Involuntary writhing movements particularly of the arms and hands.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2379 (67 words)

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