Sign or Symptom
bradykinesia
brad·y·ki·ne·sia [ brad-i-ki-nee-zhuh, -kahy- ]
Definitions related to bradykinesia:
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Bradykinesia literally means slow movement, and is used clinically to denote a slowness in the execution of movement (in contrast to hypokinesia, which is used to refer to slowness in the initiation of movement).Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Slowness of motor activity, with a decrease in normal spontaneous movement.Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and PsychologyBJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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