Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Athetoid(also: Athetosis, Athetoid Movement)
- A type of involuntary movement characterised by slow, continuous, writhing motions, particularly affecting the hands, fingers, and face. Athetoid movements are commonly associated with athetoid cerebral palsy, a subtype of cerebral palsy that results from damage to the basal…
- Athetoid Cerebral Palsy(also: dyskinetic cerebral palsy, athetosis)
- A type of cerebral palsy characterized by involuntary, slow, writhing movements (athetosis) that affect the face, trunk, and limbs. It accounts for about 10-15% of cerebral palsy cases and results from damage to the basal ganglia. People with athetoid cerebral palsy often…
- Athetoid Cerebral Palsy(also: Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy, Athetosis)
- A form of cerebral palsy characterized by involuntary, uncontrolled, slow writhing movements, particularly affecting the hands, feet, arms, and legs, and sometimes the muscles of the face and tongue. Athetoid cerebral palsy results from damage to the basal ganglia and is…
- Athetosis(also: Athetoid movements)
- A movement disorder characterized by slow, involuntary, writhing movements, particularly affecting the hands, feet, and face. Athetosis is one form of dyskinetic cerebral palsy and results from damage to the basal ganglia. People with athetosis often experience difficulty with…
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