Successful treatment with clonazepam for neuroleptic-induced akathisia.
Twenty-one patients with severe neuroleptic-induced akathisia resistant to antiparkinsonian medications were treated with oral clonazepam in an open trial. All the patients reported subjective improvement. We suggest that clonazepam is effective in managing neuroleptic-induced akathisia.
Horiguchi
J
J
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan.
Nishimatsu
O
O
Inami
Y
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017109:Akathisia, Drug-Induced; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002998:Clonazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000188:drug therapy*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002998:Clonazepam