Post-stroke movement syndromes

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Post-stroke movement disorders Movement disorders definitions • Tremor – rapid rythmic oscilation generally of the hands • Myoclonus – sudden, involuntary jerking of a single muscle or a group of muscles
Post-stroke movement disorders Movement disorders definitions • Athetosis – slow, sinuous, writhing movements affecting mainly the hands and feet • Pseudoathetosis – abnormal writhing movements, usually of the fingers, caused by failure of the joint position sense (proprioception) • Asterixis – failure to sustain muscle contraction during posture with intermittent, generally arrhythmic lapses in muscle tone • Parkinsonism – triad of bradykinesia, increased tone and tremor
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Post-stroke movement syndromes

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