Disappearance of tardive dyskinesia in a manic attack
Trelles, L.; Trelles, J.O.; Castaneda, C.; Castro, C.
Revue Neurologique (Paris) 141(5): 415-416
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-3787 PMID: 2864732 Document Number: 257130
A 66 year-old man suffered of a manic-depressive illness. Tardive dyskinesia appeared after a treatment with chlorpromazine. Abnormal movements were present at normal and depressive states, but disappeared during manic phases. A few similar cases have been reported. The authors suggest that a modification in the sensibility of monoaminergic receptors could explain the disappearance of dyskinetic movements during mania.