What is your approach to evaluating Tardive Dyskinesia in nonverbal patients?
Is there an equivalent monitoring alternative to an AIMS score? Example: Evaluating nonverbal ASD patient on long term antipsychotics with random movements that may or may not be involuntary.
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Neurology · VUMC Neurology
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Nonverbal patients can still be affected by TD, so if there is a significant functional impact, treatment can still be offered. If a patient is completely unable to communicate, it is difficult to assess for side effects or symptomatic improvement, so the risk-to-benefit analysis would be largely un...
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