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Athetosis

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-000878

A neurological condition characterized by continuous, slow, involuntary, and writhing movements, particularly affecting the fingers, hands, toes, and feet. These movements can also extend to other parts of the body, such as the arms, legs, neck, and trunk. Athetosis is often associated with damage to the basal ganglia in the brain.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-000878
FieldChemistry
SubjectChemistry and Human Health
ReferencesPAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 850 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)
Record as JSON 
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