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Tardive dystonia in patients with Tourette's syndrome
Author(s) -
Singh Sanjay K.,
Jankovic Joseph
Publication year - 1988
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.870030313
Subject(s) - dystonia , tetrabenazine , tourette syndrome , medicine , tardive dyskinesia , neurological disorder , psychology , psychiatry , pediatrics , central nervous system disease , neuroscience , surgery , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , dopamine
Abstract We describe two patients with Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome (TS) who developed tardive dystonia after treatment with neuroleptics. The dystonic movements persisted after the offending drugs were stopped and improved with tetrabenazine. Tardive dystonia in TS has not been documented previously.