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Genetic variants linked to ADHD and Parkinson's, Queensland led study on brain size finds (www.abc.net.au)

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"Larger brain volumes tend to increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease later in life and smaller brain volumes tend to increase the risk of ADHD."

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[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yup, I think tardive diskenesia is the same thing. If you've seen old videos from asylums where the patients are twitching rather violently, that's advanced tardive diskenesia.

More modern medicines don't cause it to be as pronounced but it's still an issue.

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

I've actually both had it and treated my patients for it!