In a message dated 9/29/02 3:06:04 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

>Before that, he
>was just tight in some places, and loose in others.  When he is asleep,
>he's completely relaxed and loose.  When he is awake and tries to move his
body,
>then the dystonia kicks in and the lack of coordination of the muscles
>is evident.  In addition, he has very jerky movements and tremors.
This is a perfect description of what used to called "spastic" type cerebral
palsy.
Actually the type of muscle movements or nonmovements, matters less than
which pathological reflexes are present, such as Babinski, ATNR, startle, etc.

Bobby