Posted by neuroscience on November 1, 2012, at 7:30:26
In reply to Re: question about tardive dyskinesia pathophysiology, posted by neuroscience on November 1, 2012, at 7:28:30
> > >hypersensitivity doesn't explain all the clinical findings of tardive dyskinesia because there are people who are exposed to dopamine receptor-blocking drugs who don't develop TD.
> >
> > Maybe those who don't get TD don't suffer from hypersensitivity.
> >
> > Eric
>
> One of the hypotheses is that TD _causes_ hypersensitivity.
>
>OOps :O
I meant to say that the hypothesis is that the neuroleptic causes hypersentivity, which then leads to TD.
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