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ABERRANT MOTOR BEHAVIOUR [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Nervous System
CONT

Aberrant motor behaviour (AMB) is characterized by engagement in repetitive movements, inability to keep still and irregular pacing … among others. As a symptom, AMB has been strongly associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) …, dementia and its several subtypes …

OBS

Aberrant motor behaviours also include wandering, limb agitation and social disinhibition.

OBS

aberrant motor behaviour; AMB: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • aberrant motor behaviours
  • AMBs
  • aberrant motor behavior
  • aberrant motor behaviors

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Les comportements moteurs aberrants correspondent à un dysfonctionnement du contrôle de l'action. Ils se caractérisent par des actions répétitives, sans véritable but apparent, comme si votre proche ne pouvait s'empêcher de réaliser ce type de geste de manière incessante. Ils sont liés à l'atteinte des régions antérieures du cerveau (régions frontales), mais [ils] peuvent également être les manifestations d'une anxiété[. Ils sont fréquemment] observés dans les maladies neurodégénératives, comme la maladie d’Alzheimer […]

OBS

Parmi les comportements moteurs aberrants répertoriés, on note aussi la déambulation, l'agitation des membres et la désinhibition sociale.

OBS

comportement moteur aberrant : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • comportements moteurs aberrants

Spanish

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