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hypokinesia
Sign in to saveHypokinesia is one of the classifications of movement disorders, and refers to decreased bodily movement. Hypokinesia is characterized by a partial or complete loss of muscle movement due to a disruption in the basal ganglia. Hypokinesia is a symptom of Parkinson's disease shown as muscle rigidity and an inability to produce movement. It is also associated with mental health disorders and prolonged inactivity due to illness, amongst other diseases.
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Within Vinony's link graph, hypokinesia is referenced by 209 other articles, and connects out to tetraplegia, hemiparesis and multiple system atrophy.
It is catalogued under the topic Medical signs.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Hypokinesia
- Medical condition (new).image
- Dystonia2010.JPG
- Medical condition (new).caption
- A person with medication-induced dystonia, which is a byproduct of hypokinesia
- Medical condition (new).speciality
- neurology
- Medical condition (new).differential
- Dystonia
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Research
4,398 papers- Nocturnal Hypokinesia and Early Morning OFF in Parkinson's Disease: State-of-the-Art and Systematic Review of Treatment Availability.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2025
- Pathophysiology of bradykinesia in Parkinson's disease.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2001
- The terminology of akinesia, bradykinesia and hypokinesia: Past, present and future.Parkinsonism & related disorders · 2017
- Hypokinesia in Huntington's disease.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 1996
- Getting a good night sleep? The importance of recognizing and treating nocturnal hypokinesia in Parkinson's disease.Parkinsonism & related disorders · 2018
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- clinical sign
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- different from
- restless legs syndrome
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000858
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C116576
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Spectrum of disorders
- Causes
- Pathophysiology
- Associated neurotransmitters
- Neurobiology
- Treatments
- Dopaminergic drugs
- Deep brain stimulation
- Methylphenidate
- Stem cells
- NOP receptor antagonists
- Dance therapy
- Associations
- Cognitive impairment
- Motor motivation
- Demographic differentiation
- Symptoms
- Connections to other medical conditions
- See also
- References
Hypokinesia is one of the classifications of movement disorders, and refers to decreased bodily movement. Hypokinesia is characterized by a partial or complete loss of muscle movement due to a disruption in the basal ganglia. Hypokinesia is a symptom of Parkinson's disease shown as muscle rigidity and an inability to produce movement. It is also associated with mental health disorders and prolonged inactivity due to illness, amongst other diseases.
The other category of movement disorder is hyperkinesia that features an exaggeration of unwanted movement, such as twitching or writhing in Huntington's disease or Tourette syndrome.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hypokinesia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.