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Monitoring for Tardive Dyskinesia in Patients on Antipsychotics

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Patients on antipsychotics need to be regularly monitored for signs of tardive dyskinesia, a medication-induced movement disorder diagnosed when the involuntary movements persist for at least a month after stopping treatment. While tardive dyskinesia is most often caused by sustained exposure to antipsychotics, any drug that significantly blocks dopamine receptors can be a culprit, said […]

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Publish date : 2024-08-13 16:51:04

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