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Can someone explain difference between Athetoid CP and Dystonia (in terms of movement).
If you have both together how does this affect your movements and control/co-ordination of arms to do things like type, feed yourself, get dressed etc?
I read somewhere that adult-onset dystonia can mimic athetoid CP but from looking at You Tube clips the dystonia movements are nothing like the movements I have seen in kids/adults born with ACP.
Kati
If you have both together how does this affect your movements and control/co-ordination of arms to do things like type, feed yourself, get dressed etc?
I read somewhere that adult-onset dystonia can mimic athetoid CP but from looking at You Tube clips the dystonia movements are nothing like the movements I have seen in kids/adults born with ACP.
Kati
From the video's I seen on Youtube on Dystonia the peoples bodies seem really distorted in odd positions where people with CP their bodies are in normal positions but there arms move more,
They don't seem very similar looking at those so just curious as to how adult onset dystonia can mimic it?
I have been diagnosed with Ataxia but apart from ataxic gait, balance problems and fine motor difficulties my arm movements aren't constantly shaky but more similar to some mild cases of athetoid CP in the way they move when I try to use them.
Someone suggested Dystonia to me but from video's I've seen they are nothing like my movements and I'm constantly asked by strangers if I have CP!