Diseases

Drug-Induced Dyskinesia

Abnormal movements, including HYPERKINESIS; HYPOKINESIA; TREMOR; and DYSTONIA, associated with the use of certain medications or drugs. Muscles of the face, trunk, neck, and extremities are most commonly affected. Tardive dyskinesia refers to abnormal hyperkinetic movements of the muscles of the face, tongue, and neck associated with the use of neuroleptic agents (see ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS). (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1199)

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Abnormal movements, including HYPERKINESIS; HYPOKINESIA; TREMOR; and DYSTONIA, associated with the use of certain medications or drugs. Muscles of the face, trunk, neck, and extremities are most commonly affected. Tardive dyskinesia refers to abnormal hyperkinetic movements of the muscles of the face, tongue, and neck associated with the use of neuroleptic agents (see ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS). (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1199)

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10 entry terms
  • Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced
  • Drug-Induced Dyskinesias
  • Dyskinesia, Drug Induced
  • Dyskinesias, Drug-Induced
  • Dyskinesia, Medication-Induced
  • Medication-Induced Dyskinesia
  • Dyskinesia, Medication Induced
  • Dyskinesias, Medication-Induced
  • Medication Induced Dyskinesia
  • Medication-Induced Dyskinesias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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do not confuse with AKATHISIA, DRUG-INDUCED

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77

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  • Movement Disorders (1966-1976)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Drug-Induced Dyskinesia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004409. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004409
  2. Drug-Induced Dyskinesia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18975909