Definition:
Tardive Dyskinesia is a movement disorder caused by long-term use of certain psychiatric drug, most notably antipsychotic medications. The symptoms include uncontrolled facial movements, and hand, arm and leg movements can also occur. This is a very serious side effect, and symptoms like these should be reported to your prescribing physician as soon as possible after they appear.
Tardive Dyskinesia is a movement disorder caused by long-term use of certain psychiatric drug, most notably antipsychotic medications. The symptoms include uncontrolled facial movements, and hand, arm and leg movements can also occur. This is a very serious side effect, and symptoms like these should be reported to your prescribing physician as soon as possible after they appear.
For an in-depth look at tardive dyskinesia, the drugs that cause it, symptoms and treatment, see:
Pronunciation:
TAR-div dis-kə-NEE-zhə
TAR-div dis-kə-NEE-zhə
Common Misspellings: tardiv, dyskenisia, diskinesia, diskenisia, dyskinisia, etc.
