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Hypokinesia refers to decreased bodily movement. One of the two categories of movement disorders hypokinesia is characterized by a partial or complete loss of muscle movement due to a disruption in the basal ganglia. Patients with hypokinetic disorders like Parkinson’s Disease experience muscle rigidity and an inability to produce movement.

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