- Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) : - Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) : Tardive Dyskinesia or TD refers to a disorder that sometimes develops as a side effect of long-term treatment with neuroleptic (antipsychotic) medications. It is a neurological disorder consisting of abnormal, involuntary body movements caused by certain medicines. It is usually associated with long-term use of medicines for treating schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. It is characterized by abnormal involuntary movements of the patient's face, mouth, trunk, or limbs
Related Articles | |
| Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■■■■■■ |
The Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale refers to a rating scale that was designed to measure involuntary . . . Read More | |
| Tremor at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■■ |
Tremor refers to involuntary shaking, usually of a limb, tremors may be resting or occur with intentional . . . Read More | |
| Edema at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■ |
Edema may be defined as: (1) the swelling of the brain (2) accumulation of fluid; - - Edema is a medical . . . Read More | |
| Amantadine at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■ |
Amantadine is a synthetic antiviral agent that also has strong antiparkinsonian properties. It is sold . . . Read More | |
| Drug at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■ |
Drug: The term "drug" typically refers to any substance that can alter an individual's thoughts, feelings, . . . Read More | |
| Twitch at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■ |
In the psychological and medical area the term twitch describes the tension-generating response following . . . Read More | |
| Genetic disorder at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Genetic disorder refers to inherited disorder of behaviour that arise from faulty genetic material; - . . . Read More | |
| Rett's Disorder at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Rett's Disorder also called Rett Syndrome refers to a pervasive developmental disorder , occurring only . . . Read More | |
| Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep or PLMS refers to a sleeping disorder in which the patient's arms or . . . Read More | |
| PLMS at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
PLMS is the abbreviations of Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep that refers to a sleeping disorder in which . . . Read More | |