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What (who) is Hyperkinesis - definition
hyperkinesis
[?h??p?k?'ni:s?s, -k??-]
(also hyperkinesia)
¦ noun
1. Medicine muscle spasm.
2. Psychiatry a disorder of children marked by hyperactivity and inability to concentrate.
Derivatives
hyperkinetic adjective
Origin
C19: from hyper- + Gk kinesis 'motion'.
Hyperkinesis
·noun Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm.
Hyperkinesia
![The [[basal ganglia]] are involved in hyperkinesia.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Basal ganglia and related structures (2).svg?width=200 "The [[basal ganglia]] are involved in hyperkinesia.")
![[[Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson]], the neurologist most known for his description of what came to be known as [[Wilson's disease]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson.jpg?width=200 "[[Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson]], the neurologist most known for his description of what came to be known as [[Wilson's disease]].")
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.
