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| Year : 2003 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 254--256 |
Akathisia � diagnostic dilemma and behavioral treatment
SK Mattoo, G Singh, A Vikas
Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160012, India
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S K Mattoo
Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160012
India
Akathisia, an involuntary movement disorder resulting from exposure to antipsychotics, is characterized by subjective restlessness and a strong desire to move about. The diagnosis is often complicated by the overlapping symptoms of pseudoakathisia, chronic akathisia and tardive dyskinesia. This report deals with a patient with schizophrenia who developed akathisia after exposure to antipsychotics. Later, she developed movements that were more like pseudoakathisia and tardive dyskinesia rather than acute akathisia. On failure of anti-akathisia medication, she was treated with a behavioral regime to which her akathisia responded. This behavioral regime used the technique of distraction as a primary tool. This case report highlights the diagnostic difficulties in akathisia and the application of behavioral treatment for akathisia that is non-responsive to anti-akathisia medication.
How to cite this article:
Mattoo S K, Singh G, Vikas A. Akathisia � diagnostic dilemma and behavioral treatment
.Neurol India 2003;51:254-256
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Mattoo S K, Singh G, Vikas A. Akathisia � diagnostic dilemma and behavioral treatment
. Neurol India [serial online] 2003 [cited 2023 Jun 7 ];51:254-256
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