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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Akathisia"”.
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Psychometric validity for the Matson Evaluation of drug side effects and the akathisia rating of movement scale
Akathisia is a movement disorder characterized by a sense of restlessness and increased motor activity. Movement disorders are primarily an iatrogenic result of mediation use. In the case of akathisia, this syndrome is easily misdiagnosed as a psychiatric disorder. As a result, there is a need to …
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Antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of acute schizophrenia after the first episode
… (p=0.04), erectile dysfunction (p=0.002), akathisia (p=0.05); quetiapine and ziprasidone for rigidity (p=0.03), vertigo (p=0.05), weight gain (p=0.003) and akathisia (p=0.005); olanzapine and quetiapine for weight gain (p<0.001), risperidone and quetiapine for increased duration of sleep …
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EFFECTS OF REPEATED ARIPIPRAZOLE TREATMENT ON THE cAMP AND AKT PATHWAYS IN THE DORSAL STRIATUM OF PREADOLESCENT AND ADULT RATS
… effects (e.g. Parkinsonism, dystonia, and akathisia) are among the most problematic side effects produced by antipsychotic compounds, which likely result from an excess of D2-like receptors in the dorsal striatum. In order to examine the effects of repeated antipsychotic treatment on …
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Studies on the metabolic bioactivation of haloperidol (HP) and its tetrahydropyridine dehydration product
… side effects including acute dystonic reactions, akathisia, drug-induced parkinsonism and, following chronic treatment, tardive dyskinesias (TD). The persistence of TD in some patients after neuroleptic drug treatment has been discontinued suggests that this condition may be related to a …
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Epidemiology, diagnosis and aspects of treatment in persons with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders
… Angus Scale for Parkinsonism (SAS), the Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (BARS) and the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) were used to measure EPS. For the first two objectives, logistic regression modelling was used to determine factors associated with having a cooccurring SUD. For the …
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Human Genetics, Psychotropic Drugs, and Acts of Violence
<p>From the start of the use of psychoactive prescription medications in the 1950s, physicians reported paradoxical adverse reactions, ranging from newly developing depressions to an increase in existing mood disorders, and extremely violent and bizarre acts of suicide and homicide. In this …