Dimethylaminoethanol for Tardive Dyskinesia

To the Editor: Two reports in the October 10, 1974, issue^1,2 claimed excellent results in three cases of tardive dyskinesia treated with deanol acetamidobenzoate (dimethylaminoethanol, Deaner). Since we are currently involved in research on the measurement and treatment of abnormal involuntary movements associated with long-term use of antipsychotic agents, we decided to administer this medication to two of our patients with classic tardive dyskinesia and evaluate any changes observed by means of a tardive-dyskinesia rating scale³ that has proved reliable in other clinical experiments. The patients were a 68-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman whose symptoms of tardive dyskinesia have. No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words.