Jessurun A Y, Stek M L
Johan Weyer Instituut en psychiater, hoofd afdeling neuropsychiatrie, PCA Valeriuskliniek, Amsterdam.
Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr. 1995 Oct;26(5):197-9.
Tardive dyskinesia is a side-effect of antipsychotic drugs. Elderly women with depression are at risk even on a low dosis. A case is presented in which a typical depression was treated with high dosis haloperidol resulting in orofacial dyskinesia and a less frequently seen grunting. Correct diagnosis, indication, dosis monitoring and regular evaluation of possible side-effects are the most important factors to prevent these serious invalidating conditions.
