Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

The effect of hemodialysis on tardive dyskinesia

The effect of hemodialysis on tardive dyskinesia PARVIZ MALEK-AHMADI, DAVID DAVIS, M.D. M.D.LEONARDO.DAVIS, Ph.D.MICHAEL I. SORKIN, M.D.In recent years tardive dyskinesia has emerged as one of the most serious complications of antipsychotic phar macotherapy. Two recent reviews have summarized the clinical and theoretical aspects of this disorder.t,2 Theexact cause of tardive dyskinesia remains obscure but Throughout the years she had received large doses of antipsychotic medications, often well over the equivalent of1 .000 mg of chiorpromazine per day. At the time of thisadmission she was seen independently by three psychia trists, who diagnosed schizophrenia using Feighner's rea number of possibilities have been suggested, includ She manifested abnormal movements of the jaws, mouth, ing dopaminergic hypersensitivity,3 alterations in the and tongue, characterized by extreme grinding of the teeth, dopaminergic/cholinergic neurotransmitter balance,4 masticatory movements, and intermittent protrusion of the cholinergic hypofunction,5 and altered function of ‘¿y tongue. Her oral movements were so severe that rectalaminobutyric acid.6 These proposed mechanisms havesearch criteria.8led to a large number of therapeutic trials; however, to date no drug has been found generally effective in treating tardive dyskinesia. This report describes sig nificant improvement in tardive dyskinesia occurring in a patient involved in a double-blind study ofthe effects of hemodialysis on schizophrenia.7Cas report http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Psychosomatics American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)

The effect of hemodialysis on tardive dyskinesia

The effect of hemodialysis on tardive dyskinesia

Psychosomatics , Volume 23 (8): 869 – Aug 1, 1982

Abstract

PARVIZ MALEK-AHMADI, DAVID DAVIS, M.D. M.D.LEONARDO.DAVIS, Ph.D.MICHAEL I. SORKIN, M.D.In recent years tardive dyskinesia has emerged as one of the most serious complications of antipsychotic phar macotherapy. Two recent reviews have summarized the clinical and theoretical aspects of this disorder.t,2 Theexact cause of tardive dyskinesia remains obscure but Throughout the years she had received large doses of antipsychotic medications, often well over the equivalent of1 .000 mg of chiorpromazine per day. At the time of thisadmission she was seen independently by three psychia trists, who diagnosed schizophrenia using Feighner's rea number of possibilities have been suggested, includ She manifested abnormal movements of the jaws, mouth, ing dopaminergic hypersensitivity,3 alterations in the and tongue, characterized by extreme grinding of the teeth, dopaminergic/cholinergic neurotransmitter balance,4 masticatory movements, and intermittent protrusion of the cholinergic hypofunction,5 and altered function of ‘¿y tongue. Her oral movements were so severe that rectalaminobutyric acid.6 These proposed mechanisms havesearch criteria.8led to a large number of therapeutic trials; however, to date no drug has been found generally effective in treating tardive dyskinesia. This report describes sig nificant improvement in tardive dyskinesia occurring in a patient involved in a double-blind study ofthe effects of hemodialysis on schizophrenia.7Cas report

Loading next page...
 
/lp/american-psychiatric-publishing-inc-journal/the-effect-of-hemodialysis-on-tardive-dyskinesia-tYBiDuwhes

References

References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.

Publisher
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)
Copyright
Copyright © American Psychiatric Association. All rights reserved
ISSN
0033-3182
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

PARVIZ MALEK-AHMADI, DAVID DAVIS, M.D. M.D.LEONARDO.DAVIS, Ph.D.MICHAEL I. SORKIN, M.D.In recent years tardive dyskinesia has emerged as one of the most serious complications of antipsychotic phar macotherapy. Two recent reviews have summarized the clinical and theoretical aspects of this disorder.t,2 Theexact cause of tardive dyskinesia remains obscure but Throughout the years she had received large doses of antipsychotic medications, often well over the equivalent of1 .000 mg of chiorpromazine per day. At the time of thisadmission she was seen independently by three psychia trists, who diagnosed schizophrenia using Feighner's rea number of possibilities have been suggested, includ She manifested abnormal movements of the jaws, mouth, ing dopaminergic hypersensitivity,3 alterations in the and tongue, characterized by extreme grinding of the teeth, dopaminergic/cholinergic neurotransmitter balance,4 masticatory movements, and intermittent protrusion of the cholinergic hypofunction,5 and altered function of ‘¿y tongue. Her oral movements were so severe that rectalaminobutyric acid.6 These proposed mechanisms havesearch criteria.8led to a large number of therapeutic trials; however, to date no drug has been found generally effective in treating tardive dyskinesia. This report describes sig nificant improvement in tardive dyskinesia occurring in a patient involved in a double-blind study ofthe effects of hemodialysis on schizophrenia.7Cas report

Journal

PsychosomaticsAmerican Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)

Published: Aug 1, 1982

There are no references for this article.