{"id":1201,"date":"2023-06-28T15:12:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T19:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millerandzois.lawblogger.net\/medical-malpractice\/tardive-dyskinesia-malpractice\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T19:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T23:26:40","slug":"tardive-dyskinesia-malpractice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/tardive-dyskinesia-malpractice\/","title":{"rendered":"Tardive Dyskinesia Malpractice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/elder-medical-care-image.jpg\" alt=\"Therapy\"\/>Tardive dyskinesia is a serious movement disorder causing sudden involuntary movements in the mouth, throat, and face. Tardive dyskinesia is usually caused by prolonged use of certain prescription drugs commonly used in the treatment of mental health disorders. Initial efforts to sue the manufacturers of the drugs that caused dyskinesia (e.g., Reglan) for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/products-liability\/drugs\/\">product liability<\/a> were largely unsuccessful. However, individuals who develop tardive dyskinesia from prescription psychotropic drugs can potentially sue the prescribing doctors for medical malpractice.<\/p>\n<h4> About Tardive Dyskinesia <\/h4>\n<p>Tardive dyskinesia is a very serious facial and oral movement disorder resulting from neurologic damage. People with tardive dyskinesia are not able to control the movement of muscles in their face, mouth, neck and connected areas. The dyskinesia causes sudden, involuntary movements of these facial and oral muscles. These involuntary jerking and grimacing movement can be very severe and disabling, making it difficult to chew, drink and swallow. They also cause significant disfigurement.<\/p>\n<p>The involuntary movements of tardive dyskinesia are triggered by abnormalities inside the person&#8217;s brain. The brain normally controls and coordinate all of the muscles in the body with electrical signals transmitted across nerve pathways. When someone has tardive dyskinesia these signals from the brain to the facial and oral muscle are distorted resulting in the involuntary movements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/tardive-dyskinesia-malpractice\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Tardive Dyskinesia Malpractice\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tardive dyskinesia is a serious movement disorder causing sudden involuntary movements in the mouth, throat, and face. 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