CLINICAL MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Chorea. Chorea is characterized by repetitive, brief, irregular, somewhat rapid, involuntary movements. The movements typically involve the face, mouth, trunk and limbs. Chorea can look like exaggerated fidgeting.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tics are stereotyped, repetitive movements that tend to change in type and anatomical location over long periods of time. The primary difference between tics and chorea is that tics are stereotyped, whereas choreatic movements tend to vary in location from movement to movement.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) TD is a muscle disorder that results from prolonged exposure to some types of antipsychotic and neuroleptic medications. TD is characterized by repetitive, involuntary, purposeless movements such as grimacing, lip smacking, eye blinking or rapid leg and arm movements.

Detailed explanation-4: -Myoclonus is an uncontrollable muscle movement that’s sudden and brief. This can happen for a wide range of reasons. Many causes are normal and harmless, but myoclonus can also be a symptom of serious nervous system conditions.