Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Symptoms and Overview

Athetoid cerebral palsy is a form of athetonia, which is marked by slow, writhing involuntary muscle movement. A mixed muscle tone where some are too high and others too low also characterize Athetoid cerebral palsy. Damage to the basal ganglia, located in the midbrain, is the cause of athetoid cerebral palsy. Approximately 25 percent of cerebral palsy patients are affected by athetoid cerebral palsy. Athetoid cerebral palsy can also be referred to as dyskenetic cerebral palsy.
Athetoid Cerebral Palsy: Cerebral palsy is movement disorder originating from some sort of damage to the brain. There are a few different types of cerebral palsy e.g. spastic, athetoid and ataxic. Athetoid cerebral palsy is characterized by athetoid movements which are slow, writhing involuntary muscle movements. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Athetoid Cerebral Palsy is available below.
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Athetoid Cerebral Palsyincludes the 11 symptoms listed below:
Mixture of increased and decreased muscle tone
Damage to the basal ganglia part of the brain
Exacerbation of symptoms when stressed
Athetoid symptoms abate when completely relaxed or sleeping
Inability to hold posture
Unable to sit
Unable to walk
Speaking difficulty
Eating difficulty
Drooling

Difficulty grasping objects