dyskinesia
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He has four children and works full time, and knows that if he doesn't take his correct medications then his body control and dyskinesia will be far less predictable, and less manageable.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Doctors track changes in Parkinson's symptoms and watch for potential side effects, including dyskinesia -- excess movements -- or infection.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026
Louis also suffers from tardive dyskinesia — which causes involuntary body movements — and uses his condition to earn sympathy from judges and juries.
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2016
The antipsychotics typically prescribed to kids like Jonah as a first-line treatment for dangerous behaviors come with truly scary and sometimes permanent side effects, including dystonia, tardive dyskinesia, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2014
Pharmaceutical manufacturers market, and doctors offer expensive drugs of little or no benefit for dementia that sometimes even have severe side effects like diabetes, heavy sedation or tardive dyskinesia.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2012
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