title: Akathisia as a side effect of antipsychotic treatment with quetiapine in a patient with Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Due to its low profile for extrapyramidal side-effects, quetiapine has become an alternative to clozapine in the treatment of dopamimetic psychosis in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). We describe the case of a patient with PD who developed severe akathisia, a common complication with classical antipsychotics, with quetiapine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University, Aachen, Germany. cprueter@ukaachen.de
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prueter
authors.forename: Benedikt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Habermeyer
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Norra
authors.forename: Christoph M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kosinski
mesh_terms: D017109:Akathisia, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate