spastic

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Knowing how these molecular machines work may be key to understanding and treating motoneuron diseases such as multiple sclerosis and spastic paraplegia.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024

However, Popert, who was born with a form of cerebral palsy called spastic diplegia, bogeyed the eighth and Lawlor birdied the 10th to leave them tied on two over par.

From BBC • May 12, 2023

The most common type is spastic diplegia, which Diviney is diagnosed with.

From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2023

Ellingen, 37, has athetoid spastic cerebral palsy because of complications at birth.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022

My arms and legs start doing the tornado spastic dance.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper