Hyperkinesia
EXCESSIVE MOVEMENTS DUE TO BASAL GANGLIA DYSFUNCTION
Hyperkinesia (muscular activity); Hyperkinetic; Overactive; Hyper-kinetic; Hyperkinesia (neurology)
Hyperkinesia refers to an increase in muscular activity that can result in excessive abnormal movements, excessive normal movements, or a combination of both. Hyperkinesia is a state of excessive restlessness which is featured in a large variety of disorders that affect the ability to control motor movement, such as Huntington's disease.