The effect of tardive dyskinesia on body weight.
The effect of tardive dyskinesia (TD) on body weight has been studied longitudinally in 14 subjects suffering from severe TD, as rated by the Smith Rating Scale. Patients with trunk and extremity movements showed no reduction in their body weight. However, three of four patients who exhibited respiratory TD, with or without oesophageal involvement, were found to have a significant reduction in their body weight after the appearance of TD, as compared to their condition before.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001835:Body Weight; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged