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Descriptor English: Hyperkinesis
Descriptor Spanish: Hipercinesia
Descriptor hipercinesia
Entry term(s) hiperactividad motora
hipercinesis
hiperquinesia
hiperquinesis
Scope note: Movimiento excesivo de los músculos de todo el cuerpo que puede asociarse con trastornos orgánicos o psicológicos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hipercinese
Descriptor French: Hypercinésie
Entry term(s): Generalized Hyperkinesia
Generalized Hyperkinesias
Hyperactivity, Motor
Hyperkinesia
Hyperkinesia, Generalized
Hyperkinesias, Generalized
Hyperkinetic Movement
Hyperkinetic Movements
Motor Hyperactivity
Movement, Hyperkinetic
Movements, Hyperkinetic
Tree number(s): C10.597.350.350
C23.888.592.350.350
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006948
Scope note: Excessive movement of muscles of the body as a whole, which may be associated with organic or psychological disorders.
Annotation: human & animal; MOTOR ACTIVITY is also available: see note there; do not confuse with MYOKYMIA or ISAACS SYNDROME
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Movement Disorders (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 69; was HYPERKINESIA see under MOVEMENT DISORDERS 1963-68
Online Note: use MOVEMENT DISORDERS to search HYPERKINESIA 1966-68
History Note: 69; was HYPERKINESIA see under MOVEMENT DISORDERS 1963-68
DeCS ID: 7129
Unique ID: D006948
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1969/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03
Hyperkinesis - Preferred
Concept UI M0010829
Scope note Excessive movement of muscles of the body as a whole, which may be associated with organic or psychological disorders.
Preferred term Hyperkinesis
Entry term(s) Hyperactivity, Motor
Hyperkinesia
Hyperkinetic Movement
Hyperkinetic Movements
Motor Hyperactivity
Movement, Hyperkinetic
Movements, Hyperkinetic
Hyperkinesia, Generalized - Narrower
Concept UI M0337100
Preferred term Hyperkinesia, Generalized
Entry term(s) Generalized Hyperkinesia
Generalized Hyperkinesias
Hyperkinesias, Generalized



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