| Literature DB >> 2927401 |
U Andersson1, J E Häggström, E D Levin, U Bondesson, M Valverius, L M Gunne.
Abstract
Glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) activity was measured in the nuclei of the basal ganglia in patients with neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia (TD) and controls matched for age and premortem state. In five TD patients, who all had a sudden death, a significant decrease in GAD activity was found in the subthalamic nucleus (STN). The lowered GAD activity in the STN may represent a biochemical substrate for neuroleptic-induced TD.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2927401 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870040107
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mov Disord ISSN: 0885-3185 Impact factor: 10.338