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Athetoid cerebral palsy

MedGen UID:
82853
•Concept ID:
C0270742
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Cerebral palsy dyskinetic
SNOMED CT: Athetoid cerebral palsy (75019001); Dyskinetic cerebral palsy (230780007)
 
HPO: HP:0011445
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0022697

Definition

A type of cerebral palsy characterized by slow, involuntary muscle movement and mixed muscle tone. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAthetoid cerebral palsy

Conditions with this feature

Intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 54
MedGen UID:
1614787
•Concept ID:
C4540484
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
See: Condition Record
Infantile hypotonia-oculomotor anomalies-hyperkinetic movements-developmental delay syndrome
MedGen UID:
1648431
•Concept ID:
C4748715
•
Disease or Syndrome
Baker-Gordon syndrome (BAGOS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by infantile hypotonia, ophthalmic abnormalities, moderate to profound global developmental delay, poor or absent speech, behavioral abnormalities, hyperkinetic movements, and EEG abnormalities in the absence of overt seizures (summary by Baker et al., 2018).
See: Condition Record
Infantile hypotonia-oculomotor anomalies-hyperkinetic movements-developmental delay syndrome
Intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 54

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Routine administration of intravenous calcium during exchange blood transfusion for treatment of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia: a systematic review of quantitative evidence protocol.
Orimadegun AE, Akingbola TS
JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep 2015 Jan;13(1):134-45. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2015-1963. PMID: 26447014
Prospective diagnosis of 2-methylbutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in the Hmong population by newborn screening using tandem mass spectrometry.
Matern D, He M, Berry SA, Rinaldo P, Whitley CB, Madsen PP, van Calcar SC, Lussky RC, Andresen BS, Wolff JA, Vockley J
Pediatrics 2003 Jul;112(1 Pt 1):74-8. doi: 10.1542/peds.112.1.74. PMID: 12837870
Prospective follow-up of primitive reflex profiles in high-risk infants: clues to an early diagnosis of cerebral palsy.
Zafeiriou DI, Tsikoulas IG, Kremenopoulos GM
Pediatr Neurol 1995 Sep;13(2):148-52. doi: 10.1016/0887-8994(95)00143-4. PMID: 8534280

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Surgical outcomes of cervical myelopathy in patients with athetoid cerebral palsy.
Harada T, Nakamae T, Kamei N, Fujimoto Y, Manabe H, Tanaka N, Fujiwara Y, Yamada K, Tsuchikawa Y, Morisako T, Maruyama T, Adachi N
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2022 Oct;32(7):1283-1289. Epub 2021 Aug 29 doi: 10.1007/s00590-021-03109-7. PMID: 34455477
Laminoplasty and pedicle screw fixation for cervical myelopathy associated with athetoid cerebral palsy: minimum 5-year follow-up.
Demura S, Murakami H, Kawahara N, Kato S, Yoshioka K, Tsuchiya H
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2013 Sep 15;38(20):1764-9. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31829eca52. PMID: 23759815
Cervical myelopathy in patients with athetoid cerebral palsy.
Furuya T, Yamazaki M, Okawa A, Misawa S, Sakuma T, Takahashi H, Kato K, Kuwabara S, Takahashi K
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2013 Feb 1;38(3):E151-7. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31827bc7e8. PMID: 23132539
Genetic factors in athetoid cerebral palsy.
Amor DJ, Craig JE, Delatycki MB, Reddihough D
J Child Neurol 2001 Nov;16(11):793-7. doi: 10.1177/08830738010160110301. PMID: 11732763
Cerebral palsy.
Srivastava VK, Laisram N, Srivastava RK
Indian Pediatr 1992 Aug;29(8):993-6. PMID: 1459721

Diagnosis

Childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes of survivors of acute bilirubin encephalopathy: A retrospective cohort study.
Kumar V, Kumar P, Sundaram V, Munjal SK, Malhi P, Panda NK
Early Hum Dev 2021 Jul;158:105380. Epub 2021 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2021.105380. PMID: 33990043
Status dystonicus: a diagnosis delayed.
Arshad MF, Ahmad E, Biddanda AN, Sharif M
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Sep 12;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226531. PMID: 30209149Free PMC Article
Laminoplasty with lateral mass screw fixation for cervical spondylotic myelopathy in patients with athetoid cerebral palsy: A retrospective study.
Zhou H, Liu ZJ, Wang SB, Pan SF, Yan M, Zhang FS, Sun Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 Sep;95(39):e5033. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000005033. PMID: 27684879Free PMC Article
Newborn jaundice and kernicterus--health and societal perspectives.
Bhutani VK, Johnson LH
Indian J Pediatr 2003 May;70(5):407-16. doi: 10.1007/BF02723615. PMID: 12841402
Genetic factors in athetoid cerebral palsy.
Amor DJ, Craig JE, Delatycki MB, Reddihough D
J Child Neurol 2001 Nov;16(11):793-7. doi: 10.1177/08830738010160110301. PMID: 11732763

Therapy

Status dystonicus: a diagnosis delayed.
Arshad MF, Ahmad E, Biddanda AN, Sharif M
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Sep 12;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226531. PMID: 30209149Free PMC Article
Long-term surgical outcomes of cervical myelopathy with athetoid cerebral palsy.
Kim KN, Ahn PG, Ryu MJ, Shin DA, Yi S, Yoon DH, Ha Y
Eur Spine J 2014 Jul;23(7):1464-71. Epub 2013 Dec 15 doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-3119-4. PMID: 24337359
Cervical myelopathy in patients with athetoid cerebral palsy.
Furuya T, Yamazaki M, Okawa A, Misawa S, Sakuma T, Takahashi H, Kato K, Kuwabara S, Takahashi K
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2013 Feb 1;38(3):E151-7. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31827bc7e8. PMID: 23132539
Tetrabenazine in athetoid cerebral palsy.
Heggarty H, Wright T
Dev Med Child Neurol 1974 Apr;16(2):137-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1974.tb02733.x. PMID: 4599673
Levodopa therapy in athetoid cerebral palsy. A preliminary report.
Rosenthal RK, McDowell FH, Cooper W
Neurology 1972 Jan;22(1):1-11. doi: 10.1212/wnl.22.1.1. PMID: 4550498

Prognosis

More Than 10-year Follow-up After Laminoplasty and Pedicle Screw Fixation for Cervical Myelopathy Associated With Athetoid Cerebral Palsy.
Demura S, Kato S, Shinmura K, Yokogawa N, Yonezawa N, Shimizu T, Oku N, Kitagawa R, Handa M, Annen R, Murakami H, Kawahara N, Tsuchiya H
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2020 Jun 1;45(11):727-734. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003383. PMID: 31977680
Laminoplasty with lateral mass screw fixation for cervical spondylotic myelopathy in patients with athetoid cerebral palsy: A retrospective study.
Zhou H, Liu ZJ, Wang SB, Pan SF, Yan M, Zhang FS, Sun Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 Sep;95(39):e5033. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000005033. PMID: 27684879Free PMC Article
Long-term surgical outcomes of cervical myelopathy with athetoid cerebral palsy.
Kim KN, Ahn PG, Ryu MJ, Shin DA, Yi S, Yoon DH, Ha Y
Eur Spine J 2014 Jul;23(7):1464-71. Epub 2013 Dec 15 doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-3119-4. PMID: 24337359
Laminoplasty and pedicle screw fixation for cervical myelopathy associated with athetoid cerebral palsy: minimum 5-year follow-up.
Demura S, Murakami H, Kawahara N, Kato S, Yoshioka K, Tsuchiya H
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2013 Sep 15;38(20):1764-9. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31829eca52. PMID: 23759815
Newborn jaundice and kernicterus--health and societal perspectives.
Bhutani VK, Johnson LH
Indian J Pediatr 2003 May;70(5):407-16. doi: 10.1007/BF02723615. PMID: 12841402

Clinical prediction guides

Surgical outcomes of cervical myelopathy in patients with athetoid cerebral palsy.
Harada T, Nakamae T, Kamei N, Fujimoto Y, Manabe H, Tanaka N, Fujiwara Y, Yamada K, Tsuchikawa Y, Morisako T, Maruyama T, Adachi N
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2022 Oct;32(7):1283-1289. Epub 2021 Aug 29 doi: 10.1007/s00590-021-03109-7. PMID: 34455477
Evaluation of the efficacy of cervical perivascular sympathectomy on drooling in children with athetoid cerebral palsy.
Duan Y, Gao X, Luo X, Sun C
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2015 May;19(3):280-5. Epub 2015 Jan 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2015.01.007. PMID: 25662757
Cervical myelopathy in patients with athetoid cerebral palsy.
Furuya T, Yamazaki M, Okawa A, Misawa S, Sakuma T, Takahashi H, Kato K, Kuwabara S, Takahashi K
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2013 Feb 1;38(3):E151-7. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31827bc7e8. PMID: 23132539
Genetic factors in athetoid cerebral palsy.
Amor DJ, Craig JE, Delatycki MB, Reddihough D
J Child Neurol 2001 Nov;16(11):793-7. doi: 10.1177/08830738010160110301. PMID: 11732763
Cerebral palsy.
Srivastava VK, Laisram N, Srivastava RK
Indian Pediatr 1992 Aug;29(8):993-6. PMID: 1459721

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