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Serum Iron Abnormalities in Neuroleptic-Induced Akathisia in Schizophrenic Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Som D. Soni ,
David Tench  and
R. C. Routledge
Som D. Soni*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Manchester School of Medicine, Hope Hospital, Eccles Old Road, Salford M6 8HD
David Tench
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Manchester School of Medicine
R. C. Routledge
Affiliation:
University of Manchester School of Medicine
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

Twenty-two schizophrenic patients (DSM-III-R criteria) with clinically significant akathisia were matched with 22 schizophrenic patients without akathisia on the following variables: age, sex, diagnosis, duration of illness, and current treatment. Both groups were assessed using a variety of clinical rating scales and several parameters of serum iron status. The akathisic patients showed greater severity of clinical psychopathology, particularly positive symptoms, and an excess of extrapyramidal side-effects. We were unable to confirm any association between low serum iron and neuroleptic-induced akathisia in our sample of community-based patients.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 163 , Issue 5 , November 1993 , pp. 669 - 672
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993 

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