Akathisia Variants and Tardive Dyskinesia

• DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1985.01790320042006
• Publication Date: 2011-11-29T02:04:07Z
• Authors: Thomas R. E. Barnes
• Keywords: Akathisia; Tardive dyskinesia; Movement Disorders

• Eighty-two schizophrenic outpatients receiving maintenance antipsychotic medication were assessed for akathisia and tardive dyskinesia. Thirty-nine (48%) manifested patterns of nondyskinetic, restless movement characteristic akathisia. On the basis their clinical features, these patients divided into three groups: "acute" (recent onset, related to an increase in drug dose); "pseudoakathisia" (motor signs but no subjective symptoms); "chronic" (a mixed category including persistent acute "tardive" with pharmacologic characteristics dyskinesia). Coarse, jerky foot tremor was observed as invariable accompaniment A significant association found between choreoathetoid limb dyskinesias, orofacial presence chronic Also, findings suggested a possible relationship pseudoakathisia, dyskinesia, severity negative symptoms.