Drug Induced Dyskinesia
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What is the definition of Drug Induced Dyskinesia?
Drug induced dyskinesia is an involuntary movement disorder. Signs and symptoms include repetitive and irregular motions of the mouth, face, limbs and/or trunk. Treatment with antipsychotic drugs and levodopa (commonly used to treat Parkinson disease) are well recognized causes of drug-induced dyskinesia. Tardive dyskinesia is a severe form of drug-induced dyskinesia due to antipsychotic treatments.
What are the alternative names for Drug Induced Dyskinesia?
  • Drug induced dyskinesia
  • Dyskinesia, drug induced
Who are the top Drug Induced Dyskinesia Local Doctors?
Hubert H. Fernandez
Elite in Drug Induced Dyskinesia
Elite in Drug Induced Dyskinesia

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

9500 Euclid Avenue, 
Cleveland, OH 
Languages Spoken:
English
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Hubert Fernandez is a Neurologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Tardive Dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Fernandez is currently accepting new patients.

Stewart A. Factor
Elite in Drug Induced Dyskinesia
Elite in Drug Induced Dyskinesia

Emory Brain Health Center

12 Executive Park Drive Northeast, 
Atlanta, GA 
Experience:
44+ years
Languages Spoken:
English
Offers Telehealth

Stewart Factor is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Factor has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Tardive Dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

 
 
 
 
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Nutan Sharma
Elite in Drug Induced Dyskinesia
Elite in Drug Induced Dyskinesia

Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
Boston, MA 
Languages Spoken:
English
Offers Telehealth

Nutan Sharma received an AB from Stanford University, and her MD and PHD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She competed a Neurology residency at Yale University, and a fellowship in movement disorders with Brad Hyman at MGH. She became an instructor in Neurology at Harvard medical School in 2001, attaining the rank of Associate Professor in 2011.  In 2001, Dr. Sharma established the first Dystonia Clinic for comprehensive care of patients with dystonia at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  In 2005, the International Movement Disorders Society honored Dr. Sharma for Excellence in Basic Science. She is also director of the Collaborative Center for the study of X-linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP), which funds research and medical care for those with XDP. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Her top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

What are the latest Drug Induced Dyskinesia Clinical Trials?
Actimetric and Electrophysiological Analyses of Repetitive Behaviors (Tics and Compulsions)

Introduction: Repetitive behaviors (RB) constitute a broad range of symptoms across different psychiatric/neurologic disorders. The most famous are stereotypies (found in autism), compulsions (found in obsessive-compulsive-disorder, OCD) and tics (found in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS). For some patients, it is sometime difficult to distinguish the nature of the repetitive behaviors presented, however th...

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Duke Accelerated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Focal Hand Dystonia

Summary: This study aims to investigate the impact of accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on brain function and behavior in patients with focal hand dystonia. Previous research demonstrated that individualized TMS improved dystonic behavior after one session. Building on this, the current study administers four TMS sessions in a day, with assessments conducted in four weeks, twelve weeks, a...

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Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center

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