TARDIVE DYSKINESIA

Course overview

TARDIVE DYSKINESIA IS A SYNDROME THAT INCLUDES A GROUP OF IATROGENIC MOVEMENT DISORDERS CAUSED BY THE BLOCKADE OF DOPAMINE RECEPTORS. THE MOVEMENT DISORDERS INCLUDE AKATHISIA, DYSTONIA, BUCCOLINGUAL STEREOTYPY, MYOCLONUS, CHOREA, TICS AND OTHER ABNORMAL INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS WHICH ARE COMMONLY CAUSED BY THE LONG-TERM USE OF TYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS. HOWEVER, SEVERAL OTHER MEDICATIONS ARE ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH TARDIVE DYSKINESIA. THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS, FIFTH EDITION (DSM V) DEFINES TARDIVE DYSKINESIA AS A MEDICATION-INDUCED MOVEMENT DISORDER AND PERSISTS DESPITE DISCONTINUATION OR CHANGE OF THE MEDICATIONS. AS PER DSM-V, TO CONFIRM A DIAGNOSIS OF TARDIVE DYSKINESIA, SYMPTOMS MUST PERSIST FOR A MONTH AFTER DISCONTINUATION OF THE MEDICATION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS TARDIVE DYSKINESIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION.