Tardive dystonia. The benefits of time.
Tardive dystonia is a rare movement disorder. We outline the development of tardive dystonia in a young schizophrenic, and demonstrate the importance of applying a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial of any putative successful treatment.
Cooper
S J
SJ
Department of Mental Health, Queen's University of Belfast.
Doherty
M M
MM
King
D J
DJ
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