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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 127, No. 8

Articles | February 01, 1971

Use of Pyridoxine in Chorea

GEORGE W. PAULSON

Am J Psychiatry 1971;127:1091-1092.

Associate Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, the Ohio State University Hospitals, 410 W. 10th Ave., Columbus. Ohio 43210

1971, American Psychiatric Association

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Dyskinesias secondary to L-dopa often appear similar to Huntington`s disease and to the tardive dyskinesias that are associated with prolonged use of phenothiazines. Pyridoxine can reverse dyskinesias and benefits of L-dopa. A group of patients with Huntington's disease or tardive dyskinesias was treated with pyridoxine, but no change in their movements was observed. The author concludes that pyridoxine does not ameliorate these two conditions.

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