Dae Kwon Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Tardive dyskinesia; Movement disorder; Psychiatry; Schizophrenia; Antipsychotics
Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, 3 Monteath Avenue, East Hawthorn, Vic 3123, Melbourne, Australia
Dae is currently undertaking second year of GP training. He completed Bachelor of Science major in organic chemistry and biochemistry at La Trobe University and subsequently completed Doctor of Medicine at University of Melbourne 2014.
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Author(s): Mark Wilson and Dae Kwon
Abstract :Historically, tardive dyskinesias (TDs) have been described as spontaneous, disordered movements of the tongue, lips, face, trunk, and extremities that occur in patients treated with specific neuroleptic drugs, including long-term dopaminergic antagonist medications, classically the typical antipsychotics. Patients with schizophrenia appear especially vulnerable to developing TDs after exposure to neuroleptics and various metabolic toxins. Tardive dyskinesias are most commonly seen in patients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder who have been treated with antipsychotic medication for extended periods of time, but TDs are occasionally seen in other psychiatric patients. It was commonly thought that tardive symptoms arise when major... view moreĀ»