Don’t fight Drug induced dyskinesia alone.
Find your community on the free RareGuru App.Drug induced dyskinesia is an involuntary movement disorder. Signs and symptoms include repetitive and irregular motions of the mouth, face, limbs and/or trunk. Treatment with antipsychotic drugs and levodopa (commonly used to treat Parkinson disease) are well recognized causes of drug-induced dyskinesia. Dyskinesia develops in around 40% of people with Parkinson's disease who have been on levodopa treatment for four to six years. Tardive dyskinesia is a severe form of drug-induced dyskinesia due to antipsychotic treatments. Tardive dyskinesia develops in 5% of people per year of treatment.
Source: GARD Last updated on 05-01-20
The following medications have caused drug-induced dyskinesia in some individuals:
Last updated on 05-01-20
Drug induced dyskinesia is an involuntary movement disorder. Signs and symptoms include repetitive and irregular motions of the mouth, face, limbs and/or trunk. Treatment with antipsychotic drugs and levodopa (commonly used to treat Parkinson disease) are well recognized causes of drug-induced dyskinesia. Dyskinesia develops in around 40% of people with Parkinson's disease who have been on levodopa treatment for four to six years. Tardive dyskinesia is a severe form of drug-induced dyskinesia due to antipsychotic treatments. Tardive dyskinesia develops in 5% of people per year of treatment.
Last updated on 05-01-20
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