Question 1

what is the definition or description of: dyskinesia?

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Involuntary movement: Dyskinesia refers to a group of involuntary movements which are usually uncoordinated and often spasmodic.  These are neurological problems.  Examples are tardive dyskinesia and Huntington's Chorea.  There are many causes including side effects of some drugs, genetic, or the sequelae of infection or injury to the CNS.

Question 2

what is proxy dyskinesia choreoathetosis?

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Movement Disorder: Paroxysmal kinesigenic choreathetosis (PKC) is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by attacks of involuntary movements, which are triggered by sudden voluntary movements. PKC is diagnosed using a strict set of guidelines. The attacks last less than one minute and have a known trigger, usually a sudden voluntary movement. PKC patients have a good response to medication (anticonvulsants)

Question 3

help doctors! what're the types of dyskinesia?

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Dyskinesia: 1. Tardive dyskinesis
2. Paroxysmal dyskinesia
3. Primary ciliary dyskinesia
4.Blepharospasm (eyelids)
5.Oculogynic crisis (eyeballs)
6.Oromandibular dystonia (jaw, mouth and tongue)
7.Laryngeal dystonia (throat and larynx)
8.Focal hand dystonia (similar to writer's cramp, but neurological in nature);.

Question 4

please tell me what dystonia & dyskinesia means?

Accepted Answer

Dystonia definition: Dystonia refers to a neurologic condition consisting of involuntary movements of the body due to abnormally prolonged and inappropriate muscle activity.  Dyskinesia refers to involuntary movements but can encompass a larger range of movements including tremor, dystonia or chorea.  The term "dyskinesias" is used in the setting of parkinson's disease and with chronic antipsychotic use (tardive).

Question 5

what's difference between dyskinesia and apraxia?

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Voluntary movement: Dyskinesia is a general term for involuntary movements.  The most common reason is the side effect of medications for Parkinson's disease, but there are several other diseases that can cause dyskinesia.  Apraxia is the inability to perform a skilled motor act, like walking, in the absence of weakness or numbness.  It is due to a disturbance in the control systems in the brain.

Question 6

what is the anti psycotic cause tradive dyskinesia?

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Tardive dyskinesia: Virtually all of the antipsychotic medications can cause tardive dyskinesia. The older ones are most like to cause this--haldol, mellaril, thorazine, promethazine, flufenazine. The newer ones can too, but the risk is lower. Some nonantipsychotic medications can also cause it like Reglan (metoclopramide)  for nausea, . See http://www.Brainandspinalcord.Org/legal/tardive-dyskinesia/medications.Html.

Question 7

what's the differences between dystonia and dyskinesia?

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Stiffness & movement: In a parkinson disease (pd) patient, these two conditions are related. Dystonia is a sustained muscle contraction with twisting. Dyskinesia is an involuntary movement.  In pd, in a patient who is having fluctuations from levodopa, a patient can develop dyskinesias or dystonia.  There are also tardive dyskinesias which are involuntary movements that develop following neuroleptic exposure.

Question 8

what is hepatobiliary dyskinesia?

Accepted Answer

A cause of RUQ pain.: The gallbladder may not contract properly or can be painful when contracting s it is stimulated by a hormone cck when we eat to contract. The treatment and diagnosis can be somewhat controversial.

Question 9

what is tardive dyskinesia?

Accepted Answer

A movement disorder: Tardive dyskinesia is a disorder of abormal, uncontrolled movements that is caused by using certain medications, typically neuroleptic (anti-psychotic) medications.  Characteristically this includes abnormal movements of the face and mouth.

Question 10

how is tardive dyskinesia treated?

Accepted Answer

Tardive dyskinesia: Patients are more likely to develop tardive dyskinesia when using psychotropic medications. SSRIs, stimulant medications and illegal drugs. Discontinuance of the offending agent is the most important treatment of TD.

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