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Prevalence of abnormal involuntary movements (“spontaneous dyskinesias”) in the normal elderly

✍ Scribed by John M. Kane; Paul Weinhold; Bruce Kinon; James Wegner; Marcia Leader

Book ID
104771524
Publisher
Springer
Year
1982
Tongue
English
Weight
389 KB
Volume
77
Category
Article
ISSN
0033-3158

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✦ Synopsis

Advancing age has been associated with increased prevalence of abnormal involuntary movements in neuroleptic-treated patients. In order to investigate the possibility that the aging process itself might produce involuntary movements clinically indistinguishable from tardive dyskinesia, a group of healthy elderly volunteers were systematically examined. A 4% prevalence rate of mild involuntary movements was found, suggesting that the aging process itself is not likely to produce dyskinesias without other contributing factors coming into play.

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