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Post-stroke movement syndromes

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<strong>Post</strong>-<strong>stroke</strong> <strong>movement</strong> disorders<br />

Abnormal <strong>movement</strong>s and other associated<br />

<strong>stroke</strong> features<br />

• Athetosis is uncommon and is often a component of a<br />

mixed involuntary <strong>movement</strong> disorders such as dystoniaathetosis<br />

or choreo-athetosis.<br />

Proprioceptive loss impairs stability of <strong>movement</strong> at joints<br />

and leads to pseudoathetosis

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