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In this review, we discuss respiratory dyskinesia, which is a rare adverse reaction to antipsychotic medications. The condition may mimic psychogenic hyperventilation syndrome or other respiratory or cardiac disorder. Respiratory dyskinesia is mostly seen in patients with tardive dyskinesia but may precede manifestations of tardive dyskinesia.
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December 2016
Intensive Care Units, Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, 6 Hemingway Road, Niantic, CT, USA.
Int J Neurosci
March 1994
NeuroCommunication Research Laboratories, Danbury, CT 06811.
Respiratory dyskinesia, a syndrome characterized by an irregular respiratory rate, tachypnea, and grunting, is a serious complication of chronic neuroleptic therapy. It frequently occurs in elderly women and is commonly associated with clinical features of Tardive dyskinesia (TD). Respiratory dyskinesia initially was considered to be a rare complication of chronic neuroleptic treatment, but more recent reports indicate that respiratory abnormalities are common in patients treated with antipsychotic medications.
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