Athetosis

Athetosis is a continuous stream of slow, sinuous, writhing movements, typically of the hands and feet. Movements typical to athetosis are sometimes called athetoid movements. It is said to be caused by damage to the corpus striatum of the brain, and can also be caused by a lesion of the motor thalamus.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 , for example in peripheral neuropathy. (From the Wikpedia article Athetosis.)

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[Cerebral palsy] Great advances have been made in the causes, lesions and symptoms of...	10th November, 2009	Department of Pediatric Neurology, Seirei-Mikatahara General Hospital,	No To Hattatsu. 2009 Sep;41(5):327-33.
Chapter 38 American neurology. The great formative event in the history of North America, the Civil War...	7th November, 2009		Handb Clin Neurol. 2009;95:605-12. DOI Direct Link
Chapter 33 The history of movement disorders. Role of basal ganglia: Vesalius and Piccolomini distinguished subcortical...	7th November, 2009		Handb Clin Neurol. 2009;95:501-46. DOI Direct Link
[Choreoathetosis after Herpes simplex encephalitis] After Herpes simplex encephalitis, 25% of cases may have a relapse, rarely...	29th October, 2009	Departamento de Pediatria, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Espana.	An Pediatr (Barc). 2009 Aug;71(2):153-6. Epub 2009 Jul 14. DOI Direct Link
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