Involuntary Movement

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Dyskinesia

Answer 1

Involuntary Movement

Question 2

What causes dyskinesia?

Answer 2

Structural or biochemical nervous system lesion

Question 3

Physiological tremor

Answer 3

shaking in fingers due to agonist & antagonist actions

Question 4

Myoclonic Jerk

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may involve whole body or just a large muscle group. Usually normal occurrences

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Benign Fasiculations

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Twitches within muscles often after exercise. Not pathological

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Hypokinesia

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decreased movement. Seen in depression or Parkinsons

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Hyperkinesia

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increased movement. Exacerbated by emotional stress and decreased with response

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Emotional Tremor

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rapid tremor, low amplitude, worsens with volitional movement

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Familial Tremor

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hereditary tremor. Usually affects hands

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Senile Tremor

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associated with aging

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Parkinsonian Tremor

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“pill-rolling” at rest. Disappears or dampens with volitional movement (basal ganglion lesion)

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Intention Tremor

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worsens with refined volitional movement (Cerebellar pathology)

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Postral tremor

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occurs during maintenance of an intentional posture, disappears with movement

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Nontremorus Hyperkinesia or Chorea

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random, quick movement stimulating normal fragments or normal movements

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Athetosis

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Slow, writhing movements of fingers and extremities. Associated with pyramidal tract signs

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Dystonia

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slow, alternating contraction and relaxation of agonists and antagonists. one movement predominating for a long time caused fixed joint contractures

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Hemiballismus

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violent, flinging movement of half the body

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Tics

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Quick, repetitive movements of face, tongue or extremities, associated with emotional stress

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Akathisia

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Motor unrest manifested as continual shifting of posture and/or movement– parkinsons or psychotropic medication use

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Epilepsy

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tonic or clonic spams of all or part of the body

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Tardive dyskinesia

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involuntary movements of face, mouth, tongue and limbs. Occurs afters months of neuroleptic agent use.

Question 22

Awkwardness of involuntary movement: resting tremor, chorea, athetosis, hemiballismus

Answer 22

Basal ganglia lesion

Question 23

Awkwardness of movement: intention tremor

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cerebellar lesion