noun
definition
Impairment of voluntary movements resulting in fragmented or jerky motions
Examples of dyskinesia in a Sentence
General and movement-related side-effects, including tardive dyskinesia, were similar for both treatments.
The total costs of treating tardive dyskinesia and agranulocytosis were taken from published estimates.
Clozapine, an atypical neuroleptic agent with D 4 receptor antagonist activity, does not cause tardive dyskinesia but may cause agranulocytosis.
I noticed that three people sitting near the front all had quite marked tardive dyskinesia.
I wonder if this is your diphasic dyskinesia, David?
Muscles that receive defective messages from the brain may be constantly contracted and tight (spastic), exhibit involuntary writhing movements (athetosis), or have difficulty with voluntary movement (dyskinesia).
Athetosis and dyskinesia often occur with spasticity but do not often occur alone.
Tics are a type of dyskinesia, which is the general medical term given to impairments or distortions of voluntary movements.
If you take antipsychotic medications, do not take phenylalanine because it may cause symptoms of tardive dyskinesia.