Antiparkinsonian Medication Withdrwal in the Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia: A Report of Three Cases

Three patients are presented in whom TD either disappeared (2 cases) or improved (1 case) after discontinuing antiparkinsonian medication without changing the concurrent neuroleptic treatment. In addition, 2 of the patients presented some complications secondary to the TD in the form of frequent falling, psychosocial impairment & suicidal ruminations. The implications of these findings are discussed in the light of the current literature. 28 refs.