Prevalence of tardive dystonia.
Tardive dystonia is a rare late-onset side effect of neuroleptics. This paper presents a prevalence study of 351 inpatients conducted in our hospital. Seven patients (2%) were found to suffer from this condition. The majority were found to be young and had received neuroleptics for a variable number of years before the onset of the dystonia. In general, treatment of this condition is disappointing.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001418:Baclofen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011792:Quebec; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001418:Baclofen