Dyskinesias
"Dyskinesias" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Abnormal involuntary movements which primarily affect the extremities, trunk, or jaw that occur as a manifestation of an underlying disease process. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent episodes of dyskinesia as a primary manifestation of disease may be referred to as dyskinesia syndromes (see MOVEMENT DISORDERS). Dyskinesias are also a relatively common manifestation of BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES.
| Descriptor ID |
D020820
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.662.262 C10.597.350 C23.888.592.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Dyskinesias- Dyskinesias
- Dyskinesia
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Movement
- Movement, Abnormal
- Movements, Abnormal
Involuntary Movements- Involuntary Movements
- Involuntary Movement
- Movement, Involuntary
- Movements, Involuntary
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