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mouvements athétosiques [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Nervous System
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Slow, wormlike involuntary movements mainly affecting the distal segments of the upper limbs, but also the toes, feet, and other parts of the body.

DEF

Athetosis most commonly occurs as a form of infantile cerebral palsy but also in hemiplegia from any cause.

OBS

The term "athetosis" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Mouvements assez lents d'ondulation, de reptation, observés surtout au niveau des doigts, mais pouvant intéresser tout le membre supérieur ainsi que les pieds et les orteils.

OBS

L'athétose apparaît au cours des scléroses cérébrales infantiles, coexistant ou non avec des troubles hémiplégiques et des mouvements choréiques.

OBS

Le terme «mouvements athétosiques» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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