Tardive Dyskinesia and Oxidative Stress

Abstract

The use of antipsychotic drugs is associated with a number of neurologic complications. Some of these complications occur after acute administration, while others occur after chronic use of the drugs (Table 16.1). The treatment of the acute side-effects often involves decreasing the amount of neuroleptics. When this is not possible because of the patients' clinical status, the addition of anticholinergic drugs can provide significant relief to the patients. The treatment of the long-term complications of neuroleptics is more complicated …