Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek:
Psychopathological (Neurological) Symptoms

Dyskinesia

 

Definition: A stereotypy, characterized by repetitive distorted involuntary movements  (de Racondo,  2004).

 

Exploration: The presence of dyskinesia can be established by observing the patient with or without interacting with him/her.

 

 

Reference:

 

de Recondo J. Semiologie du systeme nerveux. 2ed. Paris: Flammarion Medecine-Sciences; 2004. p. 66.

 

Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek

April 6, 2017