athetosisn.
/aθɪˈtəʊsɪs/ Pathology.
A form of cerebral palsy, chiefly affecting children, characterized by continuous slow involuntary movements of the extremities.
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mollification?a1425
hemiplexy1576
paraplegia1583
dead palsy?1594
hemiplegia1600
sideration1612
astrobolism1651
paresis1668
hemiplegy1755
general paralysis1820
refixation1825
Pott's disease1827
pamplegia1842
pamplegy1857
crossed palsy1858
transverse palsy1858
neuroparalysis1859
general paresis1862
athetosis1871
monoplegia1876
spastic paralysis1877
Landry's paralysis1882
Little's disease1884
cerebral palsy1889
paraparesis1890
hemiparesis1893
Pott's paraplegia1895
sleep-palsy1896
quadriplegia1897
pressure paralysis1899
Bell's palsy1904
taboparesis1910
tetraplegia1911
tick paralysis1914
quadriparesis1948
Landry–Guillain–Barré syndrome1957
1871 W. A. Hammond Treat. Dis. Nerv. Syst. 654 Under the name of athetosis..I propose to describe an affection which..is mainly characterized by an inability to retain the fingers and toes in any position.
1897 Trans. Amer. Pediatric Soc. 9 158 In the analysis of 151 cases of cerebral paralysis in children..he found..athetosis six times.
1962 Lancet 26 May 1131/2 Although the athetosis ceased within fifteen minutes, respiration did not drop to 16 for ninety minutes.
Derivatives
athetoid adj. /ˈæθɪtɔɪd/ pertaining to or characteristic of athetosis.
/ˈæθɪtɔɪd/ pertaining to or characteristic of athetosis.ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [adjective] > palsy or paralysis > types of
paraplectic1661
hemiplegiac1802
hemiplegic1822
paraplegic1822
hemiplegian1842
athetoid1875
apraxic1892
monoplegic1896
quadriplegic1897
athetotic1898
spastic1903
tetraplegic1911
quadriparetic1956
cerebral-palsied1961
Tasered1976
1875 Proc. Amer. Neurol. Assoc. 1 193 (title) A case of athetoid affection.
1882 Edinb. Med. Jrnl. 27 ii. 971 (title) Athetosis and athetoid movements in the insane.
1910 Practitioner July 64 The right side of the face was then noticed to be paretic in its lower half, and there were athetoid movements of the right arm and leg.
athetotic adj. /æθɪˈtɒtɪk/ = athetoid adj.
/æθɪˈtɒtɪk/ = athetoid adj.ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [adjective] > palsy or paralysis > types of
paraplectic1661
hemiplegiac1802
hemiplegic1822
paraplegic1822
hemiplegian1842
athetoid1875
apraxic1892
monoplegic1896
quadriplegic1897
athetotic1898
spastic1903
tetraplegic1911
quadriparetic1956
cerebral-palsied1961
Tasered1976
1898 D. Williams Med. Dis. Infancy 562 The general character of athetotic movements.
1910 Practitioner July 99 In some cases of hemiplegia due to encephalitis, choreiform or athetotic movements have been observed in the affected limbs.
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