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Botulinum toxin as a treatment for tardive dyskinesia
Author(s) -
van Harten Peter N.,
Hovestadt Ad
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.20904
Subject(s) - tardive dyskinesia , dyskinesia , botulinum toxin , medicine , tongue , antipsychotic , antidepressant , depression (economics) , psychiatry , anesthesia , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , anxiety , pathology , disease , parkinson's disease , economics , macroeconomics
Two older female patients with a history of psychotic depression were treated with a combination of an antipsychotic and an antidepressant. Both developed persistent tardive dyskinesia with severe tongue protrusion. Botulinum toxin was injected into the genioglossal area and the embarrassing tongue protrusion practically disappeared. Both patients chose to continue taking botulinum toxin. © 2006 Movement Disorder Society