Tardive Dyskinesia in an 8-year-old child

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dc.contributor.author	Chandradasa, M.	en
dc.contributor.author	Champika, L.	en
dc.contributor.author	Kotalawala, S.	en
dc.contributor.author	Seneviratne, S.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Siriwardene, G.	en
dc.contributor.author	Perera, H.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2018-12-26T12:03:58Z	en
dc.date.available	2018-12-26T12:03:58Z	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	The Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry 2014; 5(2): 24-26.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2012-6883	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/19143	en
dc.description	Not Indexed	en_US
dc.description.abstract	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	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists	en_US
dc.subject	Tardive Dyskinesia	en_US
dc.title	Tardive Dyskinesia in an 8-year-old child	en_US
dc.type	Case Report	en_US
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