akinesia

Japanese: akinesia
akinesia

…Other types of hyperkinesia include athetosis and dystonia, both of which are abnormal movements that cannot be stopped by willpower. On the other hand, even with lesions in the basal ganglia, if the substantia nigra or globus pallidus is affected, akinesia occurs, and although muscle strength is normal, the amount of voluntary movement decreases, making it difficult to move. However, hyperkinesia and akinesia are by no means in opposition to each other, and can coexist in the same disease. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "akinesia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…過動症にはこのほか,アテトーシスやジストニーなどがあるが,いずれも意志の力では止めることのできない異常運動である。一方,同じ大脳基底核の病変でも,黒質や淡蒼球がおかされると無動症akinesiaが起こり,筋肉の力は正常であるのに,随意運動の量が減って,なかなか動けなくなってしまう。しかし,この過動症と無動症はけっして対立するものではなく,一つの疾患のなかで共存することもある。…

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