ATHETOSIS
- a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts [n ATHETOSES] : ATHETOTIC [adj]
- A condition in which abnormal muscle contractions cause involuntary writhing movements. It affects some people with cerebral palsy, impairing speech and use of the hands
- nervous twitching of digits and extremities [n ATHETOSES]