Improvement of tardive dyskinesia with risperidone: a case report.
This case report illustrates the improvement of tardive dyskinesia (TD) and psychotic symptoms in an elderly Thai female with chronic schizophrenia with a long history of conventional antipsychotic exposure following the treatment with risperidone 2 mg/day. TD disappeared in 9 months and continued to be in remission at her 5-month follow-up visit recently.
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Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Settachan
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D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018967:Risperidone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018967:Risperidone