title: Pseudoathetosis: report of three patients.
abstract: We report on 3 patients with pseudoathetosis, which are involuntary, slow, writhing movements due to loss of proprioception.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil. marianaspitz@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spitz
authors.forename: Alexandre Aluízio
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Costa Machado
authors.forename: Rodrigo do Carmo
authors.initials: Rdo C
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Fernanda Martins
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.forename: Monica Santoro
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Dagoberto
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calegaro
authors.forename: Milberto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scaff
authors.forename: Egberto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reis Barbosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D001264:Athetosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011434:Proprioception / Q000502:physiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology