- akathisia
- noun /æ.kə.ˈθɪ.si.ə/a sensation of restlessness characterized by an inability to sit still or remain motionless, often as a side effect of psychiatric medications
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akathisia — impulso irrefrenable de moverse continuamente propia de la enfermedad de Parkinson. Es una reacción adversa de algunos medicamentos [véase http://www.iqb.es/cbasicas/farma/farma04/sintomas/acatisia.htm] Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos … Diccionario médico
Akathisia — Infobox Disease Name = Akathisia Caption = DiseasesDB = 32479 ICD10 = ICD10|G|21|1|g|20 ICD9 = ICD9|781.0, ICD9|333.99 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 362 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|emerg|338 MeshID = D011595… … Wikipedia
Akathisia — , or Inability to remain in a sitting posture. First description of akathisia (1880). In his Practical Treatise on Nervous Exhaustion (Neurasthenia), New York neurologist and electrotherapist George Beard (1839–1883) described as a… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
akathisia — n. a pattern of involuntary movements induced by antipsychotic drugs, such as phenothiazines. An affected person is driven to restless overactivity, which can be confused with the agitation for which the drug was originally prescribed. Akathisia… … The new mediacal dictionary
Akathisia (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Akathisia Type = Album Artist = Hovercraft Released = February 11, 1997 Recorded = December 1995 Genre = Space rock,Experimental rock,Noise rock,Post rock Length = 64:48 (CD) Label = Blast First/Mute Records bffp135cd(CD),… … Wikipedia
akathisia — /ak euh thizh euh, thiz ee euh/, n. a state of motor restlessness, sometimes produced by neuroleptic medication, that ranges from a feeling of inner distress to an inability to sit still. [1900 05; < Czech akathisie < Gk a A 6 + káthis(is)… … Universalium
akathisia — A syndrome characterized by an inability to remain in a sitting posture, with motor restlessness and a feeling of muscular quivering; may appear as a side effect of antipsychotic and neuroleptic medication. SYN: acathisia. [G. a priv. + kathisis … Medical dictionary
akathisia — aka·thi·sia … English syllables
akathisia — … Useful english dictionary
Barnes Akathisia Scale — The Barnes Akathisia Scale (commonly known as BAS or BARS) is a rating scale that is administered by physicians to assess the severity of drug induced akathisia. [cite journal |author=Barnes TR |title=A rating scale for drug induced akathisia… … Wikipedia
