Adiadochokinesia
Adiadochokinesia is a dyskinesia consisting of inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia. Called also adiadochocinesia, adiadochokinesis, and adiadokokinesia.[1]
Compare with dysdiadochokinesia, which is an impairment of the ability to perform rapidly alternating movements.[2]
Diagnosis[edit]
Diagnosis involves repeating a simple but rapidly alternating movement. For example, a neurological exam may include asking the person to touch the palms of the hands together (as if gently clapping), and then to rotate one hand so that the back of the hand is touches the palm of the other hand.[3] This pair of movements is repeated as rapidly as the person can manage. Other similar movements, such as tapping the palm and then the back of the hand on a knee, or repeatedly opening and then clenching the hand, may also be used.[4]
History[edit]
Adiadochokinesia was described by Joseph Babinski in 1902,[5][6] who described it as the inability to make puppet-like or marionette-like movements.[6]
The name adiadochokinesia was proposed by Ludwig Bruns; Babinski had originally suggested diadochokinesia (without the prefix a; meaning successive movement) as the name.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Adiadochokinesia - Oxford Reference". Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ↑ Baron, Ida Sue (2018). Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Child: Domains, Methods, and Case Studies. Oxford University Press. p. 653. ISBN 978-0-19-530096-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Loring, David (2015-02-17). INS Dictionary of Neuropsychology and Clinical Neurosciences. Oxford University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-19-971067-6. Search this book on
- ↑ Papanicolaou, Andrew C.; Billingsley-Marshall, Rebecca (2006). The Amnesias: A Clinical Textbook of Memory Disorders. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-19-517245-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Manto, Mario; Manto, Mario-Ubaldo; Pandolfo, Massimo (2002). The Cerebellum and Its Disorders. Cambridge University Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-521-77156-6. Search this book on
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Philippon, Jacques; Poirier, Jacques (2009). Joseph Babinski: A Biography. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 253–255. ISBN 978-0-19-536975-5. Search this book on
- Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21ed. 2009
Further reading[edit]
- Babinski J. Sur le rôle du cervelet dans les actes volitionnels nécessitant une succession rapide de mouvements (diadococinésie). [On the role of the cerebellum in voluntary movements necessitating a rapid succession of movements (diadokinesis).] Rev Neurol 1902;10:1013–1015.
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