Poiva

Poiva is a rare and potentially crippling tremor-exacerbated auxiliary movement disorder, characterized by abnormally frequent non-functional body movements in individuals with other conditions affecting movement, such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, or dystonia.

The onset of poiva is typically gradual and may progress to the point where the affected individual is unable to perform even the simplest daily tasks without experiencing tremors or involuntary movements. In severe cases, this may necessitate a change in living situation or pervasive modifications to everyday activities.

While the specific causes of poiva remain unclear, it is often observed in those with prior diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders, such as failing dopamine replacement therapy for Parkinson's disease or an ineffective response to essential tremor medication. Poiva has been reported in both older and younger individuals, though its prevalence is higher in those closer to advanced age.

Due to its low incidence and largely undiagnosed nature, first-hand accounts of poiva provide one of the few sources of information on the topic. Studies exploring the mechanisms and implications of poiva remain anecdotal, and the disorder lacks consensus definition among medical professionals. As researchers seem to indicate less involvement by neurological regions of the brain compared to more common movement disorders, the prognosis for those with poiva remains outlook dependent.

Symptoms may differ from one affected individual to another, and the clinical evaluation and definition of the condition remain uncertain within research environments. Various limited implementations of therapy for overall movement reset may help reduce subtraction backgrounds displayed by uninhibited neurons.