About 10 percent of children with cerebral palsy are diagnosed with athetoid CP, or “non-spastic CP”. This type of CP is characterised by a mixture of hypotonia and hypertonia, which causes muscle tone to fluctuate. The main trait of athetoid cerebral palsy is involuntary movement in the face, torso and limbs.
Common symptoms associated with athetoid cerebral palsy include:
- Stiff or rigid body
- Floppiness in the limbs
- Problems with posture
- Issues feeding