| other-directed | Pertaining to a person readily influenced by the attitudes of others. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| transferases (other substituted phosphate groups) | <enzyme> A class of enzymes that transfers substituted phosphate groups. Registry number: EC 2.7.8 (12 Dec 1998) |
| extrapyramidal | Outside of the pyramidal tracts. (18 Nov 1997) |
| extrapyramidal cerebral palsy | <neurology> A derangement marked by ceaseless occurrence of slow, sinuous, writhing movements, especially severe in the hands and performed involuntarily, it may occur after hemiplegia and is then known as posthemiplegic chorea. Synonym: mobile spasm. Origin: Gr. Athetos = not fixed (13 Nov 1997) |
| extrapyramidal disease | A general term for a number of disorders caused by abnormalities of the basal ganglia or certain brain stem or thalamic nuclei; characterised by motor deficits, loss of postural reflexes, bradykinesia, tremor, rigidity, and various involuntary movements. Synonym: extrapyramidal motor system disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrapyramidal dyskinesias | Abnormal involuntary movements attributed to pathological states of one or more parts of the striate body and characterised by insuppressible, stereotyped, automatic movements that cease only during sleep; e.g., Parkinson's disease; chorea; athetosis; hemiballism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrapyramidal effect | A combination of neurologic effects which includes tremors, chorea, athetosis and dystonia. A common side effect of neuroleptic agents (phenothiazines). Other medications known to cause these reactions include haloperidol, molindone, perphenazine & amitriptyline, loxapine, pimozide and rarely, benzodiazepines. (27 Sep 1997) |
| extrapyramidal motor system | Literally: all of the brain structures affecting bodily (somatic) movement, excluding the motor neurons, the motor cortex, and the pyramidal (corticobulbar and corticospinal) tract. Despite its very wide literal connotation, the term is commonly used to denote in particular the striate body (basal ganglia), its associated structures (substantia nigra; subthalamic nucleus), and its descending connections with the midbrain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrapyramidal motor system disease | A general term for a number of disorders caused by abnormalities of the basal ganglia or certain brain stem or thalamic nuclei; characterised by motor deficits, loss of postural reflexes, bradykinesia, tremor, rigidity, and various involuntary movements. Synonym: extrapyramidal motor system disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrapyramidal syndrome | <syndrome> Abnormalities of movement related to injury of motor pathways other than the pyramidal tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bowel disorders and fibre | High fibre diets help delay the progression of diverticulosis and, at least, reduce the bouts of diverticulitis. In many cases, it helps reduce the symptoms of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome ( IBS ). It is generally accepted that a diet high in fibre is protective, or at least reduces the incidence, of colon polyps and colon cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rehabilitation of speech and language disorders | Procedures for assisting a person with a speech or language disorder to communicate with maximum efficiency. (12 Dec 1998) |
| schizophrenia and disorders with psychotic features | Marked disorders of thought (delusions, hallucinations, or other thought disorder accompanied by disordered affect or behaviour), and deterioration from a previous level of functioning. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sexual and gender disorders | Mental disorders related to sexual dysfunction, paraphillias, and gender identity disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| feeding and eating disorders of childhood | Mental disorders related to feeding and eating that are usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood. (12 Dec 1998) |