title: Acute drug-induced akathisia is not associated with low serum iron status.
abstract: The iron status of 50 consecutively admitted psychiatric patients due to be started on neuroleptic medication was examined. Fifteen of the patients developed akathisia in the 2 weeks of follow-up. The patients did not differ significantly from the 35 non-akathisic patients in serum iron and transferrin levels and haemoglobin values. The findings do not support the postulated association between low serum iron status and acute neuroleptic-induced akathisia.
authors.affiliation: Neuropsychiatric Institute, Prince Henry Hospital, Little Bay, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sachdev
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loneragan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017109:Akathisia, Drug-Induced; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000097:blood; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications; D014168:Transferrin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D006454:Hemoglobins; D014168:Transferrin; D007501:Iron