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vas3381

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16. TD?

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Fri Oct 8, 2021, 11:47 PM

Oct 2021

At first I thought he might have Tardive Dyskinesia after years of anti- psychotic meds. A lot of my patients move the way he does. But Parkinson’s sounds more likely

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Paul Gosar's health.... [View all] Sogo Oct 2021 OP

I noticed how his head never stayed still. blueinredohio Oct 2021 #1

Parkinsons can cause dementia. nt leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #2

Maybe, but not in the case of my father. Sharp as a tack, but no dementia... madinmaryland Oct 2021 #4

Same with my grandfather Retrograde Oct 2021 #14

My thoughts exactly peggysue2 Oct 2021 #3

I was wondering about the way he postures his head. denbot Oct 2021 #5

I noticed those same movement... Chicago1980 Oct 2021 #6

Gosar rso Oct 2021 #7

Death would fix that. Comfortably_Numb Oct 2021 #8

He would even right out. dchill Oct 2021 #10

Looks as though we all had the same reaction. nolabear Oct 2021 #9

He is a former dentist. He may have been poisioned by mercury. twin_ghost Oct 2021 #11

Those movements of his head seem choreiform, nocoincidences Oct 2021 #12

Wishing him nothing but the worst. Bristlecone Oct 2021 #13

He reminds me of some of the street people I've seen in the Bay Area Retrograde Oct 2021 #15

TD? vas3381 Oct 2021 #16

TD is actually quite common. You don't need anti-psychotics to get it either LeftInTX Oct 2021 #18

He has compressed cervical vertebraes LeftInTX Oct 2021 #20

Belated Delphinus Oct 2021 #21

Didn't see your post before I posted -- I asked about Tourette's, or similar. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2021 #17

There are focal dystonias which are benign... LeftInTX Oct 2021 #19