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 Translation for 'akathisia' from English to Dutch
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acathisie {de}
akathisia
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Translation for 'akathisia' from English to Dutch

akathisia
acathisie {de}genees.
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Usage Examples English
  • Although they are sometimes used to treat akathisia, benzodiazepines and antidepressants can actually cause akathisia.
  • Serious side effects of triflupromazine can be akathisia and tardive dyskinesia as well as the rare, but potentially fatal, neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
  • Certain second-generation antipsychotics, such as lurasidone and the partial D2-agonist aripiprazole, are more likely to cause akathisia compared to other second-generation antipsychotics.
  • Procyclidine is an anticholinergic drug principally used for the treatment of drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia and acute dystonia, Parkinson's disease, and idiopathic or secondary dystonia.
  • Serious side effects include akathisia, tardive dyskinesia and the potentially fatal neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

  • Biperiden is also commonly used to improve acute extrapyramidal side effects related to antipsychotic drug therapy, such as akathisia.
  • Intramuscular midazolam, lorazepam, or another benzodiazepine can be used both to sedate agitated patients and to control semi-involuntary muscle movements in cases of suspected akathisia.
  • Serious side effects include tardive dyskinesia, akathisia, abnormalities in the electrical cycle of the heart, low blood pressure and the potentially fatal neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
  • The adverse effect profile of ulotaront differs from that of other antipsychotics because its mechanism of action does not involve antagonism of dopamine receptors in the brain, which is responsible for the drug-induced movement disorders (like akathisia) that may occur with those agents.
  • Some antipsychotic medications can also cause a temporary worsening of symptoms known as akathisia.

  • Diphenhydramine is used to treat akathisia and Parkinson's disease–like extrapyramidal symptoms caused by antipsychotics.
  • Studies of SSRIs in patients with major psychiatric disorders prove that SSRIs are potentially associated with certain neurocognitive adverse effects such as anxiety, akathisia, hypomania, changes in mood, or suicidal thought.
  • In some cases, the akathisia effects of metoclopramide are directly related to the infusion rate when the drug is administered intravenously.
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