Low plasma iron status and akathisia.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
Thirty patients were examined to test the hypothesis that a depletion of iron levels is associated with symptoms of akathisia. Fifteen akathisic patients were pair-matched with 15 non-akathisic patients. Plasma ferritin levels were significantly decreased in the akathisic patients, and there was a significant inverse correlation between plasma iron levels and akathisia rating. In addition, akathisia ratings were found to be correlated with a scale measuring symptoms of tardive dyskinesia.
Medical subject headings
- Akathisia, Drug-Induced
- Anemia, Hypochromic
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Iron