Hyperkinetic Dysarthria Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• dystonia : involuntary abnormal postures resulting from excessive co-contraction of agonist and antagonistic muscles.
• tremor : most common involuntary movement.97 it involves rhythmic (periodic) movements of a body part.
• dyskinesias : general term used to refer to abnormal, involuntary movements, regardless of etiology.
• ballismus : involves gross, abrupt contractions of axial and proximal muscles of the extremities that can produce wild flailing movements; when unilateral, the condition is called hemiballismus.
• spasm : general descriptive term that designates various abnormal muscular contractions.
• tics : rapid, stereotyped, coordinated, or patterned movements that are under partial voluntary control.
• myoclonus : involuntary single or repetitive brief, lightning-like jerks of a body part; jerks can be rhythmic or nonrhythmic. it cannot be inhibited willfully.
• neoplasm : tumors of the basal ganglia and thalamus have been associated with chorea and dystonia.
• spasmodic dysphonia : designates a group of voice disorders that most often reflect dystonic movements of laryngeal muscles that are triggered during speech.
• chorea : involuntary rapid, nonstereotypic, random, purposeless movements of a body part.
• athetosis : slow, writhing, purposeless movements that tend to flow into one another. it is often considered a major category of cerebral palsy but can be acquired later in life.