Hyperkinesia

Japanese: hyperkinesia
Hyperkinesia

…Some conditions show the exact opposite pathology. For example, lesions of the striatum cause involuntary movements such as chorea, which is an excessive movement phenomenon, or hyperkinesia. Other types of hyperkinesia include athetosis and dystonia, both of which are abnormal movements that cannot be stopped by willpower. …

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Japanese:

…なかには正反対の病態を示すものもある。たとえば,線条体の病変では舞踏病のような不随意運動を生ずるが,これは運動の過多現象,すなわち過動症hyperkinesiaである。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。…

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