Tourette syndrome involves involuntary motor and vocal tics that are widely misunderstood. Learning what the condition looks ...
Tardive dyskinesia causes involuntary movements in some people taking antipsychotic medications. Here’s what you need to know about this movement disorder. Antipsychotic medications are a mainstay of ...
Patients on antipsychotics need to be regularly monitored for signs of tardive dyskinesia, a medication-induced movement disorder diagnosed when the involuntary movements persist for at least a month ...
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is an involuntary movement disorder caused by long-term dopamine-blocking medications. Prolonged use may create chemical imbalances in brain areas controlling movement.
A case report indicates that valbenazine may be an effective therapy for chorea-ballism associated with tardive dyskinesia. Valbenazine has therapeutic potential to improve chorea-ballism associated ...
In fall 2011, students at Le Roy Junior-Senior High School, a majority of whom were girls, began exhibiting involuntary body ...
It’s not always easy to know how to help someone with tardive dyskinesia. Yet there are many ways to provide support, such as offering to help with daily tasks and practicing active listening. Tardive ...
John Davidson, whose life inspired the award-winning biopic I Swear, involuntarily shouted a racial slur during Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo’s speech at the BAFTA film awards in London on Feb.
Hold on. Why is Carnie Wilson, the singer who co-founded the music trio Wilson Phillips, trying to bring more attention to tardive dyskinesia? After all, she doesn’t have TD herself. Well, both she ...
Rena Zito is a sociologist who studies the social dimensions of Tourette syndrome, including the stigma of coprolalia ...
Huntington’s disease causes unintentional movements, as well as difficulty walking and controlling movements. Dementia, which is a decline in cognitive abilities, is part of Huntington’s disease. The ...