Cerebral Palsy: Diagnosis & Treatment : About Athetoid Cerebral Palsy

Athetoid cerebral palsy is the second most common type, affecting 40 percent of those diagnosed, and it affects the portions of the brain called the extrapyramidal motor system and the basal ganglia. Identify the characteristics of athetoid cerebral palsy with information from a family doctor and occupational medicine specialist in this free video on conditions and treatments.

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[khalid45kk]

Its extermely useful information.

I'm also effected from severe cerebral palsy.I have disability from right hand and legs.my back bone have cranked.I am not to sit without support..

[Katilea69]

really? I didn't know that! when I've looked up Dystonia, the people seem to have severe contortions of body and limbs stuck in unusual postions rather than just jerky movemnets. I was diagnosed with Ataxia but my arm movements are more similar of a mild athetoid CP with jerky movements than a constant tremor (more like parkinsons) that most people get with it.

Is it possible to have ataxia in gait with dysarthria in speech and mild dystonia in arms?

[turnupthegood55]

@Katilea69 dystonia is a type of ACP

[MileyJonasBrosfan]

My sister is 13 and she has Athetiod Cerebral Palsy

[Katilea69]

What's the difference between this and Dystonia? I seen many videos on here of people with these kind of movements and thought they had ACP but it was 'dystonia'?

[sweptbyconfused]

nice..