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Athetoid movements are slow, irregular, and objectively purposeless, not without an apparent pattern. They are observed mainly in the fingers and toes, in the form of flexion and extension and spreading of the digits. The movements are practically constant and not infrequently accompanied by synkinesias that is associated movements in order parts of the body, limbs and face. Athetosis must be distinguished from pseudo – Athetosis which is seen mainly Read the rest of this entry »

Tremor is the most common of all abnormal movements. When it present one notes in location (the head, eyelids, lips, the jaw, tongue, arms or legs), rate, amplitude, and rhythm. The tremor may be designated as slow, moderate or rapid (4, 5, 6, 8, or 10 oscillations per second), coarse, medium or the fine, and regular or irregular.

The tremor may occur while Read the rest of this entry »

To test all skilled acts, therefore none must make sure whether there is cerebellar or other ataxia, other sensory impairment and motor paralysis. The skilled acts tested for must reflect the previously normal accomplishment of the person examined, hence may vary with different patients. Picking up small objects, buttoning a coat, touching the finger with the thumb and playing an instrument have already been mentioned. A specimen of the handwriting Read the rest of this entry »