Hyperkinetic movements are generally described as involuntary movements. They can be focal, affecting just one group of muscles in limbs, trunk or face, or generalised causing the whole body to be affected. We choose to classify them based on their clinical appearance as that can be the primary complaint of the owner and the only clinical sign observed. Many of these disorders have a genetic component and breed predisposition, or may be a clinical manifestation of an underlying neurological disease. Therefore the aim of this article is to provide brief information regarding these hyperkinetic disorders classified by their clinical appearance and possibly by their breed predisposition.

Miroslav Prikryl - Neurovet, Bratislavská 2196/32, 911 05 Trenčín, Slovakia

Giunio Bruto Cherubini - European and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology, Dick White Referrals, Station Farm, London Road, Six Mile Bottom, Cambridgeshire CB8 0UH

Viktor Palus - European and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology, Neurovet, Bratislavská 2196/32, 911 05 Trenčín, Slovakia