Initiation of antipsychotics was nearly 3 times more common in patients with Parkinson disease vs controls, with the incidence rate found to increase approximately 4 years prior to PD diagnosis.

A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified the molecular mechanisms that cause a commonly prescribed antipsychotic drug to produce harmful side effects similar to Parkinson’s disease symptoms, ...

Accurate and early diagnosis of tardive dyskinesia (TD), a serious movement disorder typically caused by exposure to antipsychotic medications, is imperative for long-term management. "Keeping an eye ...

People with Parkinson’s disease should be aware that some medications, like certain antipsychotics, can worsen motor symptoms by blocking dopamine receptors. Taking MAO-B inhibitors, a common ...

—According to new research, oral vertical dyskinesia (OVD), also known by the older term “rabbit syndrome,” may be part of a spectrum of symptoms of drug-induced parkinsonism and tardive dyskinesia, ...

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