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more_legal_areas cerebral_palsyAthetoid cerebral palsy (also called dyskinetic) results from damage to the cerebellum or basal ganglia. Patients with athetoid cerebral palsy have muscles that fluctuate between being too tight and too weak, causing protracted spasms. Athetoid cerebral palsy is characterized by slow, uncontrolled movements that resemble writhing. Patients with athetoid cerebral palsy have difficulty sitting or standing, due to their weak trunks. In more severe cases, athetoid cerebral palsy involves the muscles of the face, causing drooling and grimacing. Patients with athetoid cerebral palsy generally experience increased movements during periods of emotional distress. People with athetoid cerebral palsy have difficulty moving their hands to a certain spot or holding on to objects. Athetoid cerebral palsy affects 10-20% of cerebral palsy patients. Generally speaking, athetoid cerebral palsy involves the entire body, rather than being restricted to one region. Within the athetoid cerebral palsy community, a large percentage of individuals have been identified as having above average intelligence. Athetoid cerebral palsy should not be confused with adult onset dystonia, although the symptoms are the same-athetoid cerebral palsy is not degenerative in nature, while adult onset dystonia is. People who suffer from athetoid cerebral palsy may be given medication to reduce abnormal movements and drooling.
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