An Adolescent Case That Has Benefited From Use of Quetiapine For Tardive Dyskinesia
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An Adolescent Case That Has Benefited From Use of Quetiapine For Tardive Dyskinesia

Turk J Child Adolesc Ment Health 2016;23(2):137-139
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Abstract

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is an extrapyramidal hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by involuntary choreoathetoid movements due to use of long-term antipsychotic medication. It is well known that clozapine has therapeutic effect on TD. However, reports indicating the effectiveness of other atypical antipsychotics are limited. There are few reports of substantial and rapid improvement in TD symptoms in adult patients with quetiapine in the literature, though no information on this matter had been yet published in children and adolescents up to this date. In this paper, we report an adolescent patient who developed TD during risperidone treatment, and gradual improvement of symptoms achieved within short term such as fi ve weeks after quetiapine administration.

Keywords: Tardive dyskinesia, antipsychotic, quetiapine