Calcium channel blockers for tardive dyskinesia in geriatric psychiatric patients.
Nifedipine treatment resulted in variable improvement in tardive dyskinesia in eight geriatric psychiatric patients. Patients with affective disorders and hypertension demonstrated improvement in other areas as well.
Maimonides Hospital Geriatric Centre, Montreal, Que., Canada.
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Kushnir
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Ratner
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D009543:Nifedipine