Disease or Syndrome
hyperkinesia
hy·per·ki·ne·si·a [ hahy-per-ki-nee-zhuh, -zhee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Dyskinetic syndrome
Definitions related to hyperkinesia:
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(hyperkinesis) Excessive movement of muscles of the body as a whole, which may be associated with organic or psychological disorders.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(hyperkinetic movements) Motor hyperactivity with excessive movement of muscles of the body as a whole.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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