Antiparkinsonian Medication Withdrawal in the Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia: A Report of Three Cases
- 1 October 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 30 (6) , 440-442
- https://doi.org/10.1177/070674378503000614
Abstract
Three patients are presented in whom TD either disappeared (2 cases) or improved (one case) after discontinuing antiparkinsonian medication without changing the concurrent neuroleptic treatment. In addition, two of the patients presented some “complications” secondary to the TD in the form of frequent falling, psychosocial impairment and suicidal ruminations. The implications of these findings are discussed in the light of the current literature.Keywords
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