Disease or Syndrome
choreoathetosis
Definitions related to choreoathetosis:
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A movement disorder affecting the limbs, trunk, and facial muscles that is characterized by involuntary jerking and writhing.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Abnormal movement characterized by involuntary jerking and writhing affecting the limbs, trunk, and facial muscles.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Involuntary movements characterized by both athetosis (inability to sustain muscles in a fixed position) and chorea (widespread jerky arrhythmic movements).Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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