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Spot_diagnosis:
Tardive dyskinesia (TD):
Irreversible involuntary orofacial (mainly) movements typical Hx is that of an old female patient with long Hx of using atypical antipsycotic.
Type D adverse drug reaction.
Common with chronic use of #typical antipsycotic (1st generation) .
TD is less common with #atypical antipsycotic (2nd generation)
Females are more likely to develop TD.
#Sources:
-First aid Psychiatry clerkship 4th ed /page 190
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10223432/#:~:text=It%20is%20commonly%20held%20that,in%20the%20younger%20age%20groups.
(TD).
