Diseases

Hypokinesia

Slow or diminished movement of body musculature. It may be associated with BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS; prolonged inactivity due to illness; and other conditions.

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Abstract

Slow or diminished movement of body musculature. It may be associated with BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS; prolonged inactivity due to illness; and other conditions.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Bradykinesia
  • Hypodynamia
  • Hypokinesia, Antiorthostatic
  • Antiorthostatic Hypokinesia
  • Antiorthostatic Hypokinesias
  • Bradykinesias
  • Hypokinesias, Antiorthostatic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, 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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Indexing Annotation

in Russian lit "hypokinesia" = IMMOBILIZATION

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History Note

1995; for KINESIA use IMMOBILIZATION 1992-1994

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Previous Indexing

  • Immobilization (1967-1994)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypokinesia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018476. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018476
  2. Hypokinesia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypokinesia
  3. Hypokinesia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1036662