Cerebral palsy characterized by slow, writhing movements which are unable to be controlled, involving hands, arms, feet, legs, and sometimes the face and tongue, is known as the ____ type.

A. athetoid
B. spastic
C. ataxic
D. mixed

Answer: A

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