Movement Disorders And Diabetes, A Study From South India

doi:10.5580/2c26

Spontaneous dyskinesia in first-degree relatives of chronically ill, never-treated people with schizophrenia

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.183.1.45 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 183 (1) ◽

pp. 45-49 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Robin G. McCreadie ◽

Rangaswamy Thara ◽

Tirupati N. Srinivasan ◽

Ramachandra Padmavathi

Keyword(s):

Movement Disorder ◽

Movement Disorders ◽

South India ◽

Chronically Ill ◽

Group Differences ◽

Body Area ◽

Abnormal Involuntary Movements ◽

First Degree Relatives ◽

Abnormal Movements ◽

Area 5

BackgroundWe have suggested recently that there may be a subgroup of schizophrenia, namely schizophrenia with dyskinesia and striatal pathology Might movement disorders be more common in relatives of those with schizophrenia and dyskinesia than in relatives of those without dyskinesia?AimsTo determine the prevalence of abnormal movements in first-degree relatives of people with schizophrenia who themselves do or do not have abnormal movements.MethodChronically ill, never-treated people with schizophrenia in south India (n=70) and their first-degree relatives (n=181) were examined for dyskinesia using the Abnormal Involuntary Movements Scale (AIMS) and for parkinsonism by the Simpson and Angus scale.ResultsOf all relatives, 25 (14%) had dyskinetic movements in at least one body area and 6 (3%) had parkinsonism. Siblings of people with schizophrenia and dyskinesia, compared with siblings of people without dyskinesia, had a higher total AIMS score and more had mild dyskinetic movements in at least one area (5/15 v. 3/34, P=0.04). There were no between-group differences in parkinsonism.ConclusionsDyskinesia but not parkinsonism is more common in siblings of people with schizophrenia who have the corresponding movement disorder.

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Drug-Induced Movement Disorders

Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders ◽

10.1044/nnsld25.2.70 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 70-77

Author(s):

Amy Lustig ◽

Cesar Ruiz

Keyword(s):

Movement Disorders ◽

Medical Management ◽

Disease Process ◽

Underlying Disease ◽

Extrapyramidal Symptoms ◽

Drug Induced ◽

General Overview ◽

Management Approaches ◽

Broad Understanding ◽

Underlying Disease Process

The purpose of this article is to present a general overview of the features of drug-induced movement disorders (DIMDs) comprised by Parkinsonism and extrapyramidal symptoms. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who work with patients presenting with these issues must have a broad understanding of the underlying disease process. This article will provide a brief introduction to the neuropathophysiology of DIMDs, a discussion of the associated symptomatology, the pharmacology implicated in causing DIMDs, and the medical management approaches currently in use.

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