Clinical Diagnosis · Nervous System · Hard
Dyskinesia
Meaning: Involuntary, uncontrolled writhing or jerking movements.
In practice: Can result from long-term levodopa or antipsychotic use, as in the tardive form affecting lips and tongue.
Word parts
- dys- means difficult or abnormal
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