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Withdrawal akathisia: Case reports and a proposed classification of chronic akathisia
Author(s) -
Lang Anthony E.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.870090211
Subject(s) - akathisia , medicine , drug withdrawal , tardive dyskinesia , psychology , drug , psychiatry , antipsychotic , schizophrenia (object oriented programming)
Two patients with akathisia developing only after neuroleptic dosage reduction or withdrawal are described. The literature dealing with tardive or chronic akathisia is reviewed with an emphasis on the existence of variants including the occurrence of symptoms upon withdrawal of the causative drug. A classification of tardive or chronic akathisia syndrome is proposed.