Athetoid cerebral palsy

What it means

A type of cerebral palsy characterized by slow, involuntary muscle movement and mixed muscle tone.

Athetoid cerebral palsy is caused by damage to the basal ganglia.

Rare diseases that can present with this2

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Dyskinetic cerebral palsy