Tardive dyskinesia in dopa-responsive dystonia: a reappraisal of the dopamine hypothesis of tardive dyskinesia

Neurology. 1998 Apr;50(4):1134-5. doi: 10.1212/wnl.50.4.1134.

Abstract

Dopa-responsive dystonia, an autosomal-dominant disorder caused by mutations in the guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-cyclohydrolase I gene, is characterized by severe striatal dopamine depletion. Tardive dyskinesia, on the other hand, has often been associated with striatal dopamine overactivity. This article reports on a 44-year-old man with dopa-responsive dystonia who developed tardive dyskinesia on long-term haloperidol therapy. Nigrostriatal dopamine deficiency may be necessary for the development of tardive dyskinesia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Dyskinesia Agents / adverse effects*
  • Dopamine / biosynthesis
  • Dopamine / physiology
  • Dopamine Agents / adverse effects
  • Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / drug therapy*
  • Dystonia / drug therapy*
  • Dystonia / genetics
  • Family Health
  • Female
  • GTP Cyclohydrolase / genetics
  • Haloperidol / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Levodopa / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Point Mutation

Substances

  • Anti-Dyskinesia Agents
  • Dopamine Agents
  • Levodopa
  • GTP Cyclohydrolase
  • Haloperidol
  • Dopamine