Look up: athetosis

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   athetosis
   [n] - a continuous succession of slow writing involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts
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   Athetosis
   [Greek = `without fixed position`] Term coined by Hammond (1871) to describe a state of continual motion (of hand, limb, etc.), often slow and writhing.
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   Athetosis
   Dyskinesias in which there are slow, repetitive, sinuous involuntary movements.
   Found on http://james.parkinsons.org.uk/pdglossar
   
   
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   Athetosis
   Writhing movements
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   Athetosis
   Athetosis: Involuntary writhing movements particularly of the arms and hands.
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   Athetosis
   Ath`e·to'sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... not fixed; 'a priv. + ... to set.] (Medicine) A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/139
   
   
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   athetosis
   <neurology> A derangement marked by ceaseless occurrence of slow, sinuous, writhing movements, especially severe in the hands and performed involuntarily, it may occur after hemiplegia and is then known as posthemiplegic chorea. ... Synonym: mobile spasm. ... Origin: Gr. Athetos = not fixed ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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   athetosis
   noun a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts
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   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 ...
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    athetosis
    (ath″ә-to´sis) repetitive involuntary, slow, sinuous, writhing movements. Positions of fingers in movements of athetosis.
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    Athetosis
    • (n.) A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes.
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    athetosis
    slow, purposeless, and involuntary movements of the hands, feet, face, tongue, and neck (as well as other muscle groups). The fingers are separately ... [1 related articles]
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    athetosis
    (Gr. athetos not fixed + -osis) a derangement marked by ceaseless occurrence of slow, sinuous, writhing movements, especially severe in the hands, and performed involuntarily; it may occur after hemiplegia, and is then known as posthemiplegic chorea. Called also mobile spasm.
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    athetosis
    athetosis 1. A nervous disorder that is marked by continual slow movements especially of the extremities and is usually due to a brain lesion. 2. A derangement marked by ceaseless occurrence of slow, sinuous, writhing movements, especially severe in the hands and performed involuntarily, it may occur after hemiplegia and is then known as posthemiplegic chor...
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    athetosis
    A condition in which there is a constant succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of flexion, extension, pronation, and supination of the fingers and hands, and sometimes of the toes and feet. Usually caused by an extrapyramidal lesion. Syn: extrapyramidal cerebral palsy, Hammond disease [G. athetos, without position or place]
    Found on http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45