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Treatment of tardive dyskinesia with clonazepam: A case report
Bikram Chhetri1, Dawa Gyeltshen2
1Department of Psychiatry Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital Thimphu Bhutan.
Clinical Case Reports
|May 15, 2024
Abstract:
Clonazepam has some evidence in the treatment of tardive dyskinesia. It can be used as an alternative treatment option in situations where vesicular monoamine transporter 2 inhibitors are not available or when it is not feasible to use them.
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