Dyskinesia, drug induced (medical condition): Dyskenisia (abnormal movements) caused by the use of certain drugs. The movements are involuntary and purposeless and can involve just about any part of the body e.g. lip puckering and rapid eye blinking. It can be caused by drugs such as neuroleptic drugs and other dopamine antagonists.
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Dyskinesia, drug induced: 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).
Source: MeSH 2007
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Dyskinesia, drug induced:
Dyskinesia, drug induced is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Dyskinesia, drug induced, or a subtype of Dyskinesia, drug induced,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Dyskinesia, drug induced (medical condition): See Dyskinesia, drug induced (disease information).
»Introduction: Dyskinesia, drug induced
»Symptoms of Dyskinesia, drug induced
Source - NIH
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
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