Definition of Movement - uncontrollable:

Uncontrollable movements include many types of movements you cannot control. They can affect the arms, legs, face, neck, or other parts of the body.

Examples of uncontrollable movements are:

• Loss of tone (asterixis)
• Slow, twisting, or continued movements (chorea, athetosis, or dystonia)
• Sudden jerking movements (myoclonus, hallismus)
• Uncontrollable repetitive movements that cause tremor

See also: Tardive dyskinesia

Common Causes:

There are many causes of uncontrolled movements. Some movements last only a short time. Others are due to a permanent condition of the brain and spinal cord and may get worse.

Some of these movements affect children. Others affect only adults.

Causes in children:

• Genetic disorder
• Lack of oxygen (hypoxia) at birth
• Kernicterus (too much bilirubin in the central nervous system)

Causes in adults:

• Drugs
• Genetic disorder
• Stroke or brain injury
• Tumors
• Worsening (degenerative) disease