Asenapine-Induced Restless Legs Syndrome: Differentiation from Akathisia | Zendy

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Asenapine-Induced Restless Legs Syndrome: Differentiation from Akathisia

Author(s) -

W. Vaughn McCall,

Mary Anne Riley,

Chelsea Hodges,

Laryssa McCloud,

Marjorie Shaw Phillips,

Peter B. Rosenquist

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.4296

Subject(s) - akathisia , restless legs syndrome , asenapine , medicine , antipsychotic , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , insomnia

Akathisia and restless legs syndrome (RLS) share some common clinical features and a common relationship with dopamine dysfunction. However, the underlying causes and appropriate treatments for akathisia and RLS are different. Herein we describe a case of RLS that was precipitated by a single dose of asenapine, which is an atypical antipsychotic, and dissect the features that support the contention that this was indeed a case of RLS and not akathisia.

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