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Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is an iatrogenic disorder that results in involuntary repetitive body movements, which may include grimacing, sticking out the tongue or smacking the lips, [1] which occurs following treatment with medication. [6] [7] Additional motor symptoms include chorea or athetosis. [1]
Motor tics can be of an endless variety and may include such movements as hand clapping, neck stretching, mouth movements, head, arm or leg jerks, and facial grimacing. A simple phonic tic can be almost any sound or noise, with common phonic tics being throat clearing, sniffing, or grunting. [10]
Although symptoms of catatonic depression can vary by individual, common signs of catatonia include grimacing (making a facial expression of pain), negativism, posturing, rigidity, and waxy flexibility. [1] Major depressive symptoms are also experienced by a person suffering from catatonic depression. [1]
The “grimacing face” is used for a range of negative emotions: nervousness, awkwardness, embarrassment, it covers them all! Your phone autocorrects a word and suddenly your message is the ...
A type of facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain; Grimace (composer), a French composer active in the mid-to-late 14th century; Grimace (character), a McDonaldland marketing character developed to promote the restaurant's milkshakes; Grimace scale, a method of assessing the occurrence or severity of pain
Indications of dystonic spasms include platysma spasms, mouth corner retractions, tongue dyskinesia, bruxism, lip pursing or sucking, facial grimacing, and nasal contractions. [1] Breathing issues or dysarthria are also infrequently reported. [8] The onset of symptoms is more common in women and typically occurs between the ages of 40 and 70.
A catatonic patient might make odd or exaggerated facial expressions: for instance, they might squint their eyes tightly shut, scrunch up their face, or form an exaggerated pout. They might hold these odd expressions for an unusually long time, as if frozen, or repeat them in an unusual way. These facial behaviors are called grimacing. [12] Mutism
Delusions include odd or unusual beliefs such as grandiosity or paranoia. Both hallucinations and delusions are inconsistent with reality. Other symptoms of schizophrenia include bizarre behavior, odd posture or movements, facial grimacing, loss of, or indifference to self-help skills (grooming, washing, toileting, feeding, etc.).