Diseases of the nervous system III: cerebral palsy, movement disorders and pain perception

Prevalence of reported physical health problems in people with severe or profound intellectual and motor disabilities: a cross‐sectional study of medical records and care plans

“…) and 45% (Fodstad et al . ) is ascertained for tardive dyskinesia in people with severe or profound ID who were using antipsychotic medications; parkinsonism and tardive dyskinesia are predominantly due to the use of antipsychotics (Kwok & Cheung ). The more severe the ID, the greater the risk becomes for tardive dyskinesia when using psychotropic medication (Matson et al .…”

“…On the other hand, the low rate could also be due to underdiagnosis. Furthermore, parkinsonism is diagnosed in 2% of the participants whereas, in literature, a prevalence of 30% (Matson et al 2008) and 45% ) is ascertained for tardive dyskinesia in people with severe or profound ID who were using antipsychotic medications; parkinsonism and tardive dyskinesia are predominantly due to the use of antipsychotics (Kwok & Cheung 2010). The more severe the ID, the greater the risk becomes for tardive dyskinesia when using psychotropic medication .…”