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Parkinson’s Disease

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hypokinetic (decrease body movement); loss of dopaminergic neurons (at least 70%)

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Tardive Dyskinesia

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hypokinesis (decrease body movement) & bradykinesis (slowness of movement)

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Huntington’s Chorea

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hyperkinetic (increase body movement); uncontrollable fidgeting - wasting of frontal lobe and striatum

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Ballismus (or hemiballismus)

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hyperkinetic (increase body movement); wild flinging of arms or legs (due to selective destruction of subthalamic nucleus) – if hemi, contralateral side is effected

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Dystonia

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sustained muscle contraction