Ralph Pittle – How Tardive Dyskinesia Shows Itself

Those suffering from tardive dyskinesia display repetitive, involuntary, purposeless movements. Typical signs include (for a more complete list of symptoms and side effects, please click here):

	Fine, worm-like movements of the tongue
	Lip smacking
	Chewing or sucking movements
	Grimacing (making faces)
	Puckering or pursing the lips
	Tongue protrusion
	Rapid eye blinking

While these symptoms involve the face, some TD victims may also show uncontrolled movements of the arms, legs and body. The National Institutes of Health says it may even appear that someone with TD “is playing an invisible guitar or piano.”

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Resource Links

A series of videos showing AIMS tests with a link to how to conduct an AIMS test (useful for shooting video of someone with likely tardive dyskinesia.

http://ralphpittle.com/AIMS Videos.php

FDA Requires Boxed Warning and Risk Mitigation Strategy for Metoclopramide-Containing Drugs
(Feb. 26, 2009)
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2009/NEW01963.html

Tardive Dyskinesia Information Page, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tardive/tardive.htm

Tardive Dyskinesia page for WEMOVE provided by Worldwide Education and Awareness of Movement Disorders
http://www.wemove.org/td/

The Movement Disorder Society
http://movementdisorders.org"

Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
http://www.dystonia-parkinsons.org

Care4Dystonia, Inc.
http://www.care4dystonia.org/index.php
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
http://www.dystonia-foundation.org

National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association
http://www.dysphonia.org

National Spasmodic Torticollis Association
http://www.torticollis.org

Spasmodic Torticollis/Dystonia, Inc.
http://www.spasmodictorticollis.org

Gastroparesis Awareness Campaign Organization
http://www.gpawarenessfund.com

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