Temporary Remission of Tardive Dystonia Following Electroconvulsive Therapy
- 1 March 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 156 (3) , 433-435
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.156.3.433
Abstract
An improvement in tardive dystonia in a patient who had received ECT for a schizophrenic psychosis is reported. The improvement suggests that the pathophysiology of tardive dystonia may involve neurotransmitter receptor changes similar to those seen in schizophrenia.Keywords
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