title: Relationship between the B-mitten EEG pattern and tardive dyskinesia. A pilot control study.
abstract: The identification of patients at high risk for the development of tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a major problem in psychopharmacology. We found a possible relationship between the subcortical B-mitten EEG pattern and TD. Twenty-one TD pateints were matched on a number of relevant variables with 21 patients without TD. Ninety-five percent of the TD patients had mittens, compared to 33.3% of controls. The results suggest that the mitten dysrhythmia may be a risk factor for the development of TD. Additional findings suggest that among TD patients, mittens are differentially more frequent in younger (93.1%) as opposed to older (0.0%) subjects.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005116:Extrapyramidal Tracts / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents