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Athetosis |
slow, involuntary, writhing, twisting, worm-like movements; greater involvement in the distal upper extremities |
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Dystonia |
involves sustained involuntary contractions of agonist and antagonist muscles causing abnormal posturing or twisting movements; prolonged involuntary movement disorder characterized by twisting or writhing repetitive movements and increased muscular tone; lesions in the basal ganglia |
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Chorea |
involuntary, rapid, irregular, and jerky movements involving multiple joints; most apparent in UE, cannot be voluntarily inhibited; associated with huntington's disease |
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Ataxia |
loss of muscle coordination as a result of cerebellar pathology; inability to perform coordinated movements |
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Dysmetria |
inability to make a movement of the appropriate distance; inability to judge distance or range of a movement |
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Dysiadokinesia |
impaired ability to perform rapid alternating movements; movements are irregular, with a rapid loss of range and rhythm especially as speed is increased |
