Improvement of tardive dyskinesia with risperidone: a case report.

Kooptiwoot, S; Settachan, T

Kooptiwoot, S; Settachan, T.

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-43138

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This case report illustrates the improvement of tardive dyskinesia (TD) and psychotic symptoms in an elderly Thai female with chronic schizophrenia with a long history of conventional antipsychotic exposure following the treatment with risperidone 2 mg/day. TD disappeared in 9 months and continued to be in remission at her 5-month follow-up visit recently.

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Aged; Antipsychotic Agents/therapeutic use; Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced/complications; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Risperidone/therapeutic use; Schizophrenia/complications

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Schizophrenia / Antipsychotic Agents / Aged / Female / Humans / Follow-Up Studies / Risperidone / Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Language: English Year: 2000 Type: Article

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