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ANTIPARKINSON DRUGS AS CAUSAL AGENTS IN TARDIVE DYSKINESIA
Author(s) -
Kiloh L. G.,
Smith J. Sydney,
Williams S. E.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb129673.x
Subject(s) - tardive dyskinesia , benztropine , dyskinesia , medicine , trihexyphenidyl , phenothiazine , pharmacology , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , dopamine , disease , parkinson's disease
The cases of three patients are described in whom a phenothiazine‐induced tardive dyskinesia was aggravated by benztropine. It is suggested that in some cases antiparkinson drugs may have a significant adjuvant effect in provoking tardive dyskinesia.