THE PREVALENCE OF PERSISTENT ABNORMAL INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS AMONG PATIENTS IN A NIGERIAN LONG STAY PSYCHIATRIC UNIT

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Title:	THE PREVALENCE OF PERSISTENT ABNORMAL INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS AMONG PATIENTS IN A NIGERIAN LONG STAY PSYCHIATRIC UNIT
Authors:	ODEJIDE, A. O
Keywords:	chronic psychiatric patients Nigerian abnormal involuntary movements neuroleptic drugs abnormal involuntary movements
Issue Date:	1981
Publisher:	BLACKWELL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Citation:	Afr. J. Med. Med. Sci. (1981) 10:39-43.
Abstract:	Two hundred and twenty-six patients in a Nigerian chronic psychiatric patients' unit were examined for evidence of abnormal involuntary movements. Twenty-one (9.3%) of the patients had the disorder. The prevalence rate was higher among the females (14.5%) than among the males (7%). All the twenty-one patients had the diagnosis of schizophrenia. Also, they were found to be of an older age group than the total population. In comparison with a control group, the development of persistent abnormal involuntary movement was found not to be related to the daily dose of neuroleptic drugs administered or to the duration of the illness. The disorder was thought to be an idiosyncractic reaction.
Description:	Article
URI:	http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/2466
ISSN:	1116-4077
Appears in Collections:	African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences

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