Psychiatr. praxi 2017; 18(3): 129-132 | DOI: 10.36290/psy.2017.024
Wider use of atypical antipsychotics has reduced the prevalence and incidence of tardive dyskinesia (TD), but TD appearsto be a problem at times. Tardive dyskinesia is resistant to numerous treatment interventions. Clonazepam, amantadine,ginkgo biloba extract and tetrabenazine are more convincing results. Tardive dyskinesia persists even after discontinuationof antipsychotics and, moreover, after their discontinuation, signs of dyskinesia are often highlighted. All antipsychoticsto some extent antagonize dopamine, therefore their use will always be associated with the risk of TD even in modernpsychiatry. Interest in the possibility of targeted TD treatment was raised by new findings on genetic risk factors andpathophysiology.
Published: December 1, 2017 Show citation