“Masked” dyskinesia versus “withdrawal-emergent” dyskinesia

When an antipsychotic medication is stopped or its dose is reduced, the patient can develop dyskinetic movements that look like tardive dyskinesia. Dyskinesia that develops in this situation could be one of two types. 1. “Masked dyskinesia” The person could have “masked dyskinesia”, which means tardive dyskinesia that was being “masked” by the antipsychotic and…