Look up: bradykinesia

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   Bradykinesia
   In pathology, bradykinesia is an abnormal slowness of physical movement, especially as a symptom of Parkinson's disease.
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   Bradykinesia
   Slow movement which is often a problem for Parkinson's disease patients.
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   Bradykinesia
   Slowing down of a movement. Bradykinesia involves slowness of initiating and executing movements and fine motor movements and difficulty in performing repetitive movements. It is a major symptom of Parkinson's.
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   Bradykinesia
   Bradykinesia: Slowed ability to start and continue movements, and impaired ability to adjust the body's position. Can be a symptom of neurological disorders, particularly Parkinson's disease, or a side effect of medications. The word bradykinesia is logically derived from two Greek roots: bradys, slow + kinesis, movement = slow movement, slow motio ...
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   bradykinesia
   <clinical sign> An abnormal slowness of movement, sluggishness of physical and mental responses. ... Origin: Gr. Kinesis = movement ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   Bradykinesia
   In medicine (neurology), `bradykinesia` denotes `slow movement` (etymology: `brady` = slow, `kinesia` = movement). It is a feature of a number of diseases, most notably Parkinson's disease and other disorders of the basal ganglia. Rather than being a slowness in initiation (see hypokinesia) bradykinesia describes a slowness in the execution of movement. Category:Neurology Category:Medical signs
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   bradykinesia
   (brad″e-kĭ-ne´zhә) abnormal slowness of movement. adj., bradykinet´ic., adj.
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   bradykinesia
   (from the article `mental disorder`) ...main side effects of first-generation antipsychotic medications. These symptoms, which are termed extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS), resemble those of ...
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   bradykinesia
   (brady- + Gr. kinsis movement) abnormal slowness of movement; sluggishness of physical and mental responses.
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    bradykinesia
    bradycinesia, bradykinesia, bradykinetic, bradypragia 1. Abnormal slowness of muscular movements, often associated with a diminution of the range of movement, typically seen in parkinsonism. 2. Slow or retarded muscular movement that may be organically or psychically determined. It is common in depressive states and is often observed in schizophrenia.
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    bradykinesia
    A decrease in spontaneity and movement. One of the features of extrapyramidal disorders, such as Parkinson disease. Syn: bradycinesia [brady- + G. kinsis, movement]
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