The Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale refers to a rating scale that was designed to measure involuntary movements known as Tardive Dyskinesia, a disorder that sometimes develops as a side effect of long-term treatment with neuroleptic (antipsychotic) medications.
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale is also known as AIMS.
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