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What is the definition of Athetosis?

Athetosis is a movement disorder (dyskinesia) characterized by constant, sinuous, slow, irregular, and involuntary movements affecting the ends of limbs, especially the arms, that can be caused by injury or to basal ganglia (deep brain structures) that coordinate muscle movement or drug toxicity.

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What are the symptoms of Athetosis?

Symptoms of athetosis may include a combination of involuntary, twisting, and jerking muscle movements, usually in the arms or legs. These movements may also include rapid jerking and involuntary contracting and stiffening of the muscles (spasticity). Patients with athetosis may lose the ability to sense where their body is located spatially and may sway or fall when standing with their eyes closed (Romberg sign).

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What are the current treatments for Athetosis?

The treatment for athetosis is focused on alleviating or decreasing symptoms and may include the drugs, levodopa, clonazepam, baclofen, anticholinergics, tetrabenazine, deep brain stimulation, or surgery, which may provide successful treatment for some patients. However, most patients with athetosis do not improve with treatment.

Who are the top Athetosis Local Doctors?

Elegast Monbaliu

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KU Leuven Department Of Rehabilitation Sciences, Campus Bruges

Bruges, BE

Elegast Monbaliu practices in Bruges, Belgium. Monbaliu is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Athetosis. They are also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Their top areas of expertise are Athetosis, Cerebral Palsy, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Hilde B. Feys

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KU Leuven University Of Leuven

Department Of Rehabilitation Sciences,

Leuven, VLG, BE

Hilde Feys practices in Leuven, Belgium. Feys is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Athetosis. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Athetosis, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Spasticity, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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Saranda Bekteshi

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Research Group For Neurorehabilitation

Department Of Rehabilitation Sciences,

Brugge, VLG, BE

Saranda Bekteshi practices in Brugge, Belgium. Bekteshi is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Athetosis. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Athetosis, Cerebral Palsy, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type.

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What are the latest Athetosis Clinical Trials?

Physiotherapy Assessment Based on the ICF Model in The Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome: Case Report

Enrollment Status: Recruiting

Publish Date: September 21, 2022

Summary: Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome (LNS) is a genetic disorder that results in a deficit in the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) enzyme, which affects purine metabolism. It is a genetic disorder that is carried by an X-linked recessive gene. LNS has 3 typical symptoms. These are increased uric acid, neurological symptoms and behavioral disorders. Dystonia is often seen among its neurologica...

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Prognosis of Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Choreoathetosis in Korea: a Prospective, Observational Study

Enrollment Status: Recruiting

Publish Date: July 17, 2019

Summary: The aim of this study is to assess the prognosis of paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis (PKC) in Korean.

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