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3 results found in cerebral palsy.
- Athetoid Cerebral Palsy (dyskinetic cerebral palsy, athetosis)
- A type of cerebral palsy characterized by involuntary, slow, writhing movements (athetosis) that affect the face, trunk, and limbs. It accounts for about 10-15% of cerebral palsy cases and results fro…
- Athetosis (Athetoid movements)
- A movement disorder characterized by slow, involuntary, writhing movements, particularly affecting the hands, feet, and face. Athetosis is one form of dyskinetic cerebral palsy and results from damage…
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR, Dorsal Rhizotomy)
- A neurosurgical procedure used to reduce spasticity in the legs and sometimes arms of people with cerebral palsy, by selectively cutting sensory nerve fibers in the spinal cord that contribute to abno…