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Temporary Remission of Tardive Dystonia Following Electroconvulsive Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

S. K. Adityanjee ,
Jayaswal ,
T. M. Chan  and
M. Subramaniam
S. K. Adityanjee*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jayaswal
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
T. M. Chan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
M. Subramaniam
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*
∗Dr Adityanjee, Registrar, Department of Psychiatry, The Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
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Abstract

An improvement in tardive dystonia in a patient who had received ECT for a schizophrenic psychosis is reported. The improvement suggests that the pathophysiology of tardive dystonia may involve neurotransmitter receptor changes similar to those seen in schizophrenia.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 156 , Issue 3 , March 1990 , pp. 433 - 435
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990 

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