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2. Tardive dyskinesia - Wikipedia

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   Tardive dyskinesia occurs as a result of long-term use of dopamine-receptor-blocking medications such as antipsychotics and metoclopramide. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These medications are usually used for mental illness but may also be given for gastrointestinal or neurological problems. [ 1 ]

3. Extrapyramidal symptoms - Wikipedia

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   Since it is difficult to measure extrapyramidal symptoms, rating scales are commonly used to assess the severity of movement disorders. The Simpson-Angus Scale (SAS), Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (BARS), Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS), and Extrapyramidal Symptom Rating Scale (ESRS) are rating scales frequently used for such assessment and are not weighted for diagnostic purposes ...

4. Metoclopramide - Wikipedia

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   Metoclopramide may be the most common cause of drug-induced movement disorders. [28] The risk of extrapyramidal effects is increased in people under 20 years of age, and with high-dose or prolonged therapy. [13] [14] Tardive dyskinesia may be persistent and irreversible in some people

5. My Journey: Living with the Movement Disorder Tardive Dyskinesia

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   The post My Journey: Living with the Movement Disorder Tardive Dyskinesia appeared first on Reader's Digest. Nycole S. 42 of Winfield, Kansas, started her mental health journey when she was ...

6. Dopamine antagonist - Wikipedia

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   Tardive dyskinesia [10] [3] - includes involuntary and repetitive facial movements risk factors include age, race and gender [10] It is hypothesized that these effects are due to chronic blockade of the D 2 receptor [3] Hyperprolactinaemia due to blockade of the D 2 receptors in the anterior pituitary leading to increased prolactin release [8] [11]

7. List of long term side effects of antipsychotics - Wikipedia

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   Tardive dyskinesia [17] Weight gain [ 18 ] There has been a study that suggests antipsychotics are associated with possible cortical reconfiguration and gray matter loss, [ 19 ] but correlational data also suggests patients who consume antipsychotics, like people with schizophrenia , tend to engage in unhealthy habits like smoking which may ...