"Athetosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A dyskinesia characterized by an inability to maintain the fingers, toes, tongue, or other body parts in a stable position, resulting in continuous slow, sinusoidal, and flowing involuntary movements. This condition is frequently accompanied by CHOREA, where it is referred to as choreoathetosis. Athetosis may occur as a manifestation of BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES or DRUG TOXICITY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p76)
| Descriptor ID |
D001264
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.350.110 C23.888.592.350.110
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| Concept/Terms |
Athetosis- Athetosis
- Athetoses
- Hammond Disease
- Disease, Hammond
- Diseases, Hammond
- Hammond Diseases
- Hammond's Disease
- Disease, Hammond's
- Diseases, Hammond's
- Hammond's Diseases
- Hammonds Disease
- Athetoid Movements
- Athetoid Movement
- Movement, Athetoid
- Movements, Athetoid
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Athetosis" by people in Profiles.
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Cooper MK, Bateman ST. Cisatracurium in "weakening doses" assists in weaning from sedation and withdrawal following extended use of inhaled isoflurane. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2007 Jan; 8(1):58-60.
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Friedman JR, Thiele EA, Wang D, Levine KB, Cloherty EK, Pfeifer HH, De Vivo DC, Carruthers A, Natowicz MR. Atypical GLUT1 deficiency with prominent movement disorder responsive to ketogenic diet. Mov Disord. 2006 Feb; 21(2):241-5.
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Leibel RL, Shih VE, Goodman SI, Bauman ML, McCabe ER, Zwerdling RG, Bergman I, Costello C. Glutaric acidemia: a metabolic disorder causing progressive choreoathetosis. Neurology. 1980 Nov; 30(11):1163-8.
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Fisher M, Sargent J, Drachman D. Familial inverted choreoathetosis. Neurology. 1979 Dec; 29(12):1627-31.