Involuntary movement

Involuntary movement refers to a patient's unconscious, involuntary, and uncontrollable morbid movement when he is clearly conscious. Involuntary movement can occur in any part of the nervous system, such as the cerebral cortex motor area and its descending fibers, basal ganglia, brainstem, cerebellum, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and various parts of the disease can be caused. Its performance is diverse, and the involuntary movements are mainly related to the dysfunction of the extrapyramidal system. Common involuntary movements in clinical practice are: tremor, dance-like movement, leaning throw, hand and foot asthma, myotonia, myoclonus, myofiber fibrillation, and muscle spasm.

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