Athetosis *

Reviews Early Controversies Over Athetosis: II. Treatment

Background: Athetosis has been controversial since it was first described by William Hammond in 1871; many aspects of Hammond’s career were equally

Reviews Early Controversies over Athetosis: I. Clinical Features, Differentiation from other Movement Disorders, Associated Conditions, and Pathology

Background: Since the description of athetosis in 1871 by American neurologist William Alexander Hammond (1828–1900) the disorder has been a source of controversy, as were many aspects of Hammond’s career. Methods: Primary sources have been used to review controversies in the 50-year period since the initial description of athetosis, in particular those concerning clinical features, differentia...

Early Controversies over Athetosis: I. Clinical Features, Differentiation from other Movement Disorders, Associated Conditions, and Pathology

BACKGROUND Since the description of athetosis in 1871 by American neurologist William Alexander Hammond (1828-1900) the disorder has been a source of controversy, as were many aspects of Hammond's career. METHODS Primary sources have been used to review controversies in the 50-year period since the initial description of athetosis, in particular those concerning clinical features, differentia...

Treatment of post-traumatic choreo-athetosis with sodium valproate.

A study of 63 cases of athetosis with special reference to hearing defects.

In a previous communication (Asher and Schonell, 1950) it was observed that 31 out of 55 cases of athetosis had a history of neonatal jaundice; 19 of these jaundiced babies were proved cases of Rh iso-immunization. Clinically we could not detect any difference between the various groups of athetoids, classified according to their neonatal history. Meanwhile, Crabtree and Gerrard (1950) had show...

Incidence and Possible Relation to Athetosis of Neonatal Jaundice of Unknown Aetiology.

It is still not clear whether jaundice of unknown aetiology, developing during the neonatal period, is of significance for the subsequent development of athetosis and related diseases. In a previous study (Trolle, 1961), the author calculated that among children who have had neonatal jaundice of unknown aetiology, athetosis of later onset is so uncommon that the decision to perform an exchange ...