Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale test
ABBR: AIMS test A system for assessing abnormal involuntary movements, such as hand tremors or rhythmic movements of the tongue and jaw, that may result from the long-term administration of psychotropic drugs. The test is often given before patients are started on antipsychotic drugs and then readministered periodically to monitor side effects.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale Test." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749685/all/Abnormal_Involuntary_Movement_Scale_test.
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale test. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749685/all/Abnormal_Involuntary_Movement_Scale_test. Accessed January 19, 2025.
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale test. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749685/all/Abnormal_Involuntary_Movement_Scale_test
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale Test [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 January 19]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749685/all/Abnormal_Involuntary_Movement_Scale_test.
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