Akathisia - Restless Leg Syndrome
Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
Symptoms & Signs
Diagnosis & Tests
Prevention & Expectations
Treatment & Monitoring
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Alternate Names : Nocturnal myoclonus, RLS, Akathisia
Definition
Restless leg syndrome is a disorder in which there is an urge or need to move the legs to stop unpleasant sensations.
akathisia Complaints of restlessness accompanied by movements such as fidgeting of the legs, rocking from foot to foot, pacing, or inability to sit or stand.
Akathisia
Akathisia is a condition which patients may experience while on antipsychotic medications. It is characterized by motor restlessness where patients may feel the urge to constantly fidget or move.
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Akathisia: A syndrome characterized by unpleasant sensations of "inner" restlessness that manifests itself with an inability to sit still or remain motionless, [a without] + káthisis sitting].
Akathisia: Akathisia is a neurologic condition where the person has restlessness in their muscles. There are a number of different ways that people experience akathisia. In some people, it feels as though their muscles are quivering.
Akathisia is an extremely uncomfortable internal sense of restlessness, sometimes induced by neuroleptics, which may cause patients to pace, or be unable to sit still.
Akathisia
Restlessness of arms and legs. This can be a side-effect of anti psychotic treatment
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Akathisia. Akathisia is a state of restlessness or agitation, and feelings of muscle quivering. A condition called hypotensive akathisia is caused by failure in the autonomic nervous system.
Akathisia usually can be quickly controlled by stopping or changing the offending drug (if possible) or by the addition of a benzodiazepine, or a beta blocker such as propranolol. Treatment of withdrawal depends on the particular agent.
Synonyms: akathisia
The information shown above for acathisia is provided by Stedman's.
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Objectively collected data from those trials was collected on the Simpson Angus Rating Scale (for EPS), the Barnes Akathisia Scale (for akathisia), and the Assessments of Involuntary Movement Scales (for dyskinesias).
Haloperidol appears to cause fewer extrapyramidal side effects (akathisia, cogwheeling, rigidity, dystonias, and akinesias) when administered intravenously.
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Akathisia - which is like a restlessness of the legs.
Dystonia - which means abnormal movements of the face and body.
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) - which is a movement disorder that can occur if you take antipsychotics for several years.
Although any of these drugs may have extrapyramidal adverse effects and cause akathisia, risk is lower with more sedating drugs such as quetiapine Some Trade Names
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Akathisia (Restless Leg Syndrome)
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Metoclopramide is associated with akathisia and dystonic extrapyramidal effects, with akathisia seen more frequently in patients older than 30 years and dystonic extrapyramidal effects seen more commonly in persons younger than 30 years.
Dystonia, akathisia, and akinesis may occur with phenothiazine use and are generally responsive to treatment; tardive dyskinesia occurs after longer-term neuroleptic therapy and is usually not reversible.
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Nocturnal myoclonus; RLS; Akathisia
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) occurs most often in middle-aged and older adults. Stress makes it worse. The cause is not known in most patients.
Extrapyramidal side effects: Physical symptoms, including tremor, slurred speech, akathisia, dystonia, anxiety, distress, paranoia, and bradyphrenia, ...
The core symptom of RLS is an irresistible urge to move the legs (medically known as akathisia ). It is sometimes described as a sense of unease and weariness in the lower leg that is aggravated by rest and relieved by movement.
Caffeine intoxication
Medication-induced muscle restlessness (akathisia)
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Focal akathisia of the legs (See Restless Legs Syndrome)
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
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Follicular carcinoma (See Thyroid Cancer)
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Tardive dyskenisia may be similar to other related diseases, such as tardive dystonia, tardive tourettism, and tardive akathisia.
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