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

Dabiri, L M; Pasta, D; Darby, J K; Mosbacher, D · Am J Psychiatry · 1994

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Abstract

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.

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