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This Podcast Plus discussion examines how to distinguish tardive dyskinesia (TD) from other movement disorders using clinical features, medication timing, and response patterns. Key characteristics of TD, including irregular orofacial movements, are compared with drug-induced parkinsonism and akathisia. The discussion highlights the delayed onset of TD following dopamine receptor-blocking agents and compares timing across movement syndromes. It also emphasizes why TD should not be grouped with other extrapyramidal symptoms, as it may be missed, masked, or coexist with other conditions, affecting treatment decisions.

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