[Spontaneous dyskinesia in the elderly and tardive dyskinesia of neuroleptics. A survey among 270 patients (author's transl)].
Spontaneous dyskinesia among institutionalized elderly are much more frequent than previously thought. On 270 patients of a retirement home 63 (23.3%) exhibit a buccolinguofacial dyskinesia. Average age is 81.8. Frequency is twice higher among women (26.7%) than in men (15.2%), and twice and half higher if patients were given neuroleptics (42.4% versus 18%).
D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents
Dyskinésies spontanées séniles idiopathiques et dyskinésies tardives des neuroleptiques. Enquête chez 270 vieillards.