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tardive dyskinesia [′tär·div ‚dis·kə′nē·zhə] (medicine) A movement disorder marked by involuntary twitching of the mouth, lips, tongue, arms, legs, or trunk; frequently associated with the use of neuroleptic drugs. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Glazer, MD, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, how to best manage tardive dyskinesia in patients on antipsychotic therapy is explained. The failure to identify effective interventions with the seriously mentally disturbed has meant that practice has verged on social control through use of psychotropic medications, which can induce tardive dyskinesia when not carefully monitored, or quasi-coercive treatment, such as preventive commitment. Spasmodic dysphonia may co-occur with other movement disorders such as blepharospasm (excessive eye blinking and involuntary forced eye closure), tardive dyskinesia (involuntary and repetitious movement of muscles of the face, body, arms and legs), oromandibular dystonia (involuntary movements of the jaw muscles, lips and tongue), torticollis (involuntary movements of the neck muscles), or tremor (rhythmic, quivering muscle movements). |
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