A Study of Facial Dyskinesia in a Mental Hospital Population
- 1 February 1971
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 118 (543) , 171-184
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.118.543.171
Abstract
Abnormal movements are common and accepted complications of phenothiazine therapy. They are usually regarded as of extrapyramidal origin, develop soon after medication is started and are often abolished by stopping the drug or giving specific chemotherapy. The commonly occurring syndromes are:Keywords
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