Dyskinesia - Hyperkinesia Flashcards
1
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Akathisia
A
general restlessness
2
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Cause of Akathisia
A
Antipsychotic side effect
3
Q
Asynergia/Ataxia
A
an inability to combine the various components of a movement to create fluid motion.
Movements appear clumsy, jerky, and abnormal - ataxic
4
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Cause of Asynergia/Ataxia
A
Pathology in cerebellum
5
Q
Athetosis
A
Slow, writhing, continuous and involuntary movements.
- usually affects distal muscles
6
Q
Cause of Athetosis
A
lesion in putamen
7
Q
Chorea
A
’ dance like movements’
8
Q
Cause of Chorea
A
Huntington’s
9
Q
Ballism
A
Large amplitude choreiform movements of the proximal parts of the limbs
Flailing or flinging movements
10
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Cause of Ballism
A
Lesion in the contralateral sub-thalamic nucleus
Second most common cause of ballism: Overdose of levodopa
