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    Tardive Dyskinesia in an 8-year-old child
    (Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2014) Chandradasa, M.; Champika, L.; Kotalawala, S.; Seneviratne, S.; Siriwardene, G.; Perera, H.
    Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is an uncommon presentation in children, which can be disabling and irreversible when it does occur. An 8 year old boy, with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and borderline intelligence, developed features suggestive of TD on withdrawal of long-term haloperidol medication. After recommencing haloperidol at a lower dose his symptoms improved clinically and the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale score also decreased. Haloperidol was tailed off gradually and vitamin E was initiated