Athetosis is a symptom characterized by slow, involuntary, convoluted, writhing movements of the fingers, hands, toes, and feet and in some cases, arms, legs, neck and tongue. [1] Movements …

Jul 18, 2018 · Athetosis is a movement dysfunction that includes involuntary writhing movements. These movements may be continuous, slow, and rolling. They may also make maintaining a …

Apr 18, 2023 · Athetosis and chorea are two types of involuntary movements that can occur in children and adults with neurological conditions, such as cerebral palsy. The movements have …

Athetosis (slow chorea) is nonrhythmic, slow, writhing, sinuous movements predominantly in distal muscles, often alternating with postures of the proximal limbs. Hemiballismus is unilateral …

Athetosis is a continuous slow sinuous, and sometimes irregular, writhing movement that occurs when there is unpredictable variation in underlying muscle tone (from hypotonia/low tone to …

Athetosis is a continuous stream of slow, flowing, writhing involuntary movements. It usually affects the hands and feet. Hemiballismus is a type of chorea, usually involving violent, …

Jul 2, 2024 · Athetosis is a symptom of specific health conditions that change or injure some of your brain’s nerve cells. It appears as continuous, slow, involuntary motions, such as twisting. …