Effectiveness of vitamin E for treatment of long-term tardive dyskinesia

Effectiveness of vitamin E for treatment of long-term tardive dyskinesia

Eleven patients with tardive dyskinesia were treated in a double-blind study of vitamin E or placebo for 12 weeks. Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) ratings were performed before and after treatment. Patients receiving vitamin E showed a significant reduction in their AIMS scale score, but...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of psychiatry 1994-06, Vol.151 (6), p.925-926
Hauptverfasser: DABIRI, L. M, PASTA, D, DARBY, J. K, MOSBACHER, D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Aged
Ambulatory Care
Biological and medical sciences
Double-Blind Method
Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment
Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced - diagnosis
Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced - drug therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Movement
Muscular system
Patients
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Physical Examination
Placebo effect
Placebos
Severity of Illness Index
Toxicity
Toxicity: nervous system and muscle
Vitamin E
Vitamin E - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:Eleven patients with tardive dyskinesia were treated in a double-blind study of vitamin E or placebo for 12 weeks. Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) ratings were performed before and after treatment. Patients receiving vitamin E showed a significant reduction in their AIMS scale score, but patients receiving placebo showed no significant change. Vitamin E had a helpful effect even for patients whose tardive dyskinesia was mild and long-term.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/ajp.151.6.925