tardive
Speech parts
1. tardive - Adjective
2. tardive - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease)
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tardive dyskinesia
Given the likelihood that some patients exposed chronically to neuroleptics will develop tardive dyskinesia, it is advised that all patients in whom chronic use is contemplated be given, if possible, full information about this risk.
I’ve never had to deal with tardive dyskinesia, though I did have akathisia, especially during the tapering periods that were even just a little too fast-paced.
The potentially permanent movement disorder tardive dyskinesia occurs in about 5% of people.
The risk of developing extrapyramidal symptoms such as tardive dyskinesia is below that of typical antipsychotics ; this may be due to clozapine's anticholinergic effects.