Akathisia--diagnostic dilemma and behavioral treatment.
Neurol India
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2003 Jun; 51(2): 254-6
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: sea-121507
ABSTRACT
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.
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Antipsicóticos
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Terapia Comportamental
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Acatisia Induzida por Medicamentos
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Adulto
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Neurol India
Ano de publicação:
2003
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Artigo
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