Medical Definition of athetoid cerebral palsy
: cerebral palsy marked by involuntary uncontrolled writhing movements
— called also dyskinetic cerebral palsy
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“Athetoid cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/athetoid%20cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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