Movement/Neuromuscular Diseases

Question 1

Dyskinesias

Answer 1

Involuntary, nonrepetitive, but occasionally stereotyped movements
Representative of basal ganglia disorders

Question 2

Myoclonus

Answer 2

a brief and rapid contraction of a muscle or muscle group

Question 3

Chorea

Answer 3

Involuntary movements of distal extremities and face

Question 4

Dystonia

Answer 4

Sustained abnormal postures

Question 5

Ataxia

Answer 5

Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, not smooth

Question 6

Hemiballismus

Answer 6

Involuntary, flinging motions of the extremities