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What Does Involuntary Movements Like Facial Grimacing Shoulder Shrugging Suggest?
What is the diagnosis when someone has involuntary movements, some preceded by an urge that makes the person complete the movement, some are not. The examples are eye blinking, nose wrinkling, facial grimacing, neck stretching, chin movements, head shaking, back of the neck clenching, shoulder shrugging, stomach clenching, wrist and hand weird movements, tensing of arms and legs and throat clearing ?
Mon, 6 Jul 2015
Hi there.
These could be features of a variety of disorders of the extrapyramidal system like Parkinsonism, Tourette syndrome, Schizophrenia eyc. Kindly provide more information of the patient. The patient needs to get seen by a Neurologist and Psychiatrist.
These could be features of a variety of disorders of the extrapyramidal system like Parkinsonism, Tourette syndrome, Schizophrenia eyc. Kindly provide more information of the patient. The patient needs to get seen by a Neurologist and Psychiatrist.
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