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Hyperkinesis
| Medical Definition: | Excessive movement of muscles of the body as a whole, which may be associated with organic or psychological disorders. |
| Guide Notes: | human & animal; MOTOR ACTIVITY is also available: see note there; do not confuse with MYOKYMIA or ISAACS SYNDROME |
| Also Called: | Hyperkinesia, Generalized |
| Previously Indexed: | Movement Disorders (1966-1967) |
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