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A Study of Facial Dyskinesia in a Mental Hospital Population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Sydney Brandon
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle; University of Manchester The Royal Infirmary, Swinton Grove, Manchester M13 0EU
Hamish Anderson McClelland
Affiliation:
St. Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, 3
Colin Protheroe
Affiliation:
St. Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, 3

Extract

Abnormal movements are common and accepted complications of phenothiazine therapy. They are usually regarded as of extrapyramidal origin, develop soon after medication is started and are often abolished by stopping the drug or giving specific chemotherapy. The commonly occurring syndromes are:

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Research Article
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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