Acute drug-induced akathisia is not associated with low serum iron status

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1991 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Psychopharmacology, volume 103, pages 138-139 (issn: 0033-3158, eissn: 1432-2072,

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Authors: P, Sachdev; C, Loneragan;

doi: 10.1007/bf02244089

pmid: 1672456

Acute drug-induced akathisia is not associated with low serum iron status

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Abstract

The iron status of 50 consecutively admitted psychiatric patients due to be started on neuroleptic medication was examined. Fifteen of the patients developed akathisia in the 2 weeks of follow-up. The patients did not differ significantly from the 35 non-akathisic patients in serum iron and transferrin levels and haemoglobin values. The findings do not support the postulated association between low serum iron status and acute neuroleptic-induced akathisia.

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Adult, Male, Adolescent, Iron, Transferrin, Iron Deficiencies, Middle Aged, Hemoglobins, Psychotic Disorders, Acute Disease, Humans, Female, Psychomotor Agitation, Aged, Akathisia, Drug-Induced, Antipsychotic Agents

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