hyperkinetic disorders

There are various terms which refer to specific movement mechanisms that contribute to the differential diagnoses of hyperkinetic disorders.

Many hyperkinetic disorders are psychological in nature and are typically prominent in childhood.

Hyperkinetic disorders are movement disorders characterized by increased uncontrollable motor function.

Tetrabenazine is used as a treatment, but not a cure for hyperkinetic disorders such as:

These disorders are known as hyperkinetic disorders.

Otherwise the disorder is classified as "disturbance of activity and attention", "other hyperkinetic disorders" or "hyperkinetic disorders, unspecified".

Hyperkinetic Disorders are a group of related psychiatric diagnoses in the ICD-10, roughly the equivalent of DSM-IV's Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

In the tenth edition of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) the signs of ADHD are given the name "hyperkinetic disorders".

Hyperkinetic Disorder alone is classified in the ICD as either a "Disturbance of Activity and Attention", "Other Hyperkinetic Disorders" or "Hyperkinetic Disorders, Unspecified".