Post-stroke movement syndromes
Post-stroke movement syndromes
Post-stroke movement syndromes
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<strong>Post</strong>-<strong>stroke</strong> <strong>movement</strong> disorders<br />
Movement disorders<br />
definitions<br />
• Athetosis<br />
– slow, sinuous, writhing <strong>movement</strong>s affecting mainly the hands and<br />
feet<br />
• Pseudoathetosis<br />
– abnormal writhing <strong>movement</strong>s, usually of the fingers, caused by<br />
failure of the joint position sense (proprioception)<br />
• Asterixis<br />
– failure to sustain muscle contraction during posture with<br />
intermittent, generally arrhythmic lapses in muscle tone<br />
• Parkinsonism<br />
– triad of bradykinesia, increased tone and tremor
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