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Tardive Dyskinesia
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Synonyms
- Linguofacial Dyskinesia
- Oral-facial Dyskinesia
- Tardive Dystonia
- Tardive Oral Dyskinesia
- TD
Disorder Subdivisions
- None
General Discussion
Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) is an involuntary neurological movement disorder caused by the use of dopamine receptor blocking drugs that are prescribed to treat certain psychiatric or gastrointestinal conditions. Long-term use of these drugs may produce biochemical abnormalities in the area of the brain known as the striatum. The reasons that some people who take these drugs may get tardive dyskinesia, and some people do not, is unknown. Tardive dystonia is a more severe form of tardive dyskinesia in which slower twisting movements of the neck and trunk muscles are prominent.
Resources
WE MOVE (Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders)
204 West 84th Street
New York
NY
10024
USA
Tel: (212)875-8312
Fax: (212)875-8389
wemove@wemove.org
http://www.wemove.org
National Mental Health Association
2001 North Beauregard Street
12th Floor
Alexandria
VA
22311
USA
Tel: (703)684-7722
Fax: (703)684-5968
800: (800)969-6642
TDD: (800)433-5959
infoctr@nmha.org
http://www.nmha.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 300
Arlington
VA
22201-3042
ISA
Tel: 7035247600
Fax: 7035249094
800: 8009996264
TDD: 7035167227
membership@nami.org
http://www.nami.org
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Blvd
Rm 8184, MSC 9663
Rockville
MD
20892-9663
Tel: (301)443-4513
nimhinfo@nih.gov
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
31 Center Drive
8A07
Bethesda
MD
20892-2540
Tel: (301)496-5751
Fax: (301)402-2186
800: (800)352-9424
braininfo@ninds.nih.gov
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
Dystonia Society
89 Albert Embankment
London
Intl
SE1 7TP
United Kingdom
Tel: 0845 458 6211
Fax: 0845 458 6311
800: 0845 458 6322
info@dystonia.org.uk
http://www.dystonia.org.uk
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Last Updated: 2/5/2009
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