Korean J Psychopharmacol.
2000 Jun;11(2):100-110.
A Recent Review of Tardive Dyskinesia: Focused on Basic Experimental Results
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neuropsychiatry, Medical College and Institute of Neuroscience, Inje University, Pusan, Korea.
Abstract
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Long-term treatment with antipsychotics can lead to a sometimes irreversible motor disorder,
tardive dyskinesia(TD). Although TD is a serious side effect, the pathophysiology of it
remains unclear. This article reviews recent experiments designed to determine the
pathophysiology of TD. The review is divided into three parts; the first part describes
the existing hypotheses on the pathophysiology of TD, the second part consists of the
animal models of TD, and the third part consists of the other descriptions of the exerimental
researches on TD. The challenge for the future is to integrate these data into a more
complete understanding of the pathophysiology of TD.