A state of motor inhibition or reduced voluntary motor movement in a person. The symptoms may occur in a patient taking a conventional antipsychotic medication.
A lack of voluntary movement, as in Parkinson’s disease.
Motionlessness; temporary paralysis; also called akinesis.
A loss of normal muscular tonicity or responsiveness. In akinetic epilepsy there is a sudden loss of muscular tonicity, making the patient fall with momentary loss of consciousness. Akinetic mutism is a state of complete physical unresponsiveness although the patient’s eyes remain open and appear to follow movements. It is a consequence of damage to the base of the brain.
Complete or partial loss of muscle movement; also spelled acinesia.
The total or near-total absence of voluntary movement. Akinesia can occur as a consequence of neurological impairment in specific regions of the brain, such as those caused by a stroke or Parkinson’s disease.
A noticeable lack of movement due to a nervous system disorder.