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Posted by lostforwards on December 16, 2004, at 19:15:16
There's not much on this online. I found it interesting.
"Tardive tourettism resembles Tourette syndrome and presents during or after treatment with dopamine antagonists. Typically, tardive tourettism begins in individuals older than 21 years, while Tourette syndrome commonly presents by age 7 years. This condition is characterized by frequent, multiple motor and vocal tics, echolalia, echopraxia, coprolalia, and copropraxia. Tics may be suppressed temporarily while inner tension builds; this inner tension is relieved by an explosion of tics. Tardive tourettism may occur with other TDs"
-http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic362.htmTardive tourettism after exposure to neuroleptic therapy in a 36 year old patient.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8749999&dopt=Abstract
Posted by ed_uk on December 17, 2004, at 7:15:47
In reply to Tardive tourettism, posted by lostforwards on December 16, 2004, at 19:15:16
Hi,
Did you see the examples of drug-induced stereotypies..... BTW, I'm not sure you need to see another neurologist, I think that you've effectively diagnosed yourself. I think you need to educate your pdoc about the tardive dyskinesias.
You mentioned crossing your legs, eyebrow arching, spinning things etc. Which other stereotypies do you have? Do you have some which are not on the list?
Eyebrows moving
Eye blinking
Staring
Flared nostrils
Mouth twitching
Lip puckering
Biting
Chewing (including tongue and cheek)
Bonbon sign
Mouth opening
Teeth grinding
Tongue in and out
Tongue, sustained protruding
Putting fingers to lips
Putting other objects to lips
Putting fingers into mouth
Putting other objects into mouth
Grimacing
Head rolling
Head tilting
Hand flapping
Hand wringing
Finger wiggling
Slapping objects
Patting thighs
Clapping hands together
Rubbing fingers on surfaces
Rubbing thighs
Covering eyes with hands
Covering nose with hands
Covering mouth with hands
Spinning objects
Toe wiggling
Patting foot on floor
Rubbing foot on floor
Rubbing foot on items other than floor
Rubbing feet together
Crossing legs
Foot eversion
Foot inversion
Body rocking
Tip-toe walking
Forceful breathing
Smelling, sniffing
Bronx cheer
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