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athetosis

noun as in cerebral palsy

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More unusual is the rhythmical closing and opening of the hand, successively, of athetosis.

Some degree of mental deficiency seems usually to accompany athetosis, even when uncomplicated by any other degenerating neurosis.

The differential diagnosis of athetosis is generally easily made.

The silly, dancing, posturing, wiry movements, and the facial distortion observed in Huntington's chorea would hardly be mistaken by a careful observer for athetosis.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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