title: Akathisia treated with olanzapine: Three case reports.
abstract: There have been reports of clozapine being used in the treatment of neuroleptic-induced akathisia. However, due to clozapine's side effects, its use has been limited. Olazapine has been shown to have a similar receptor occupancy to that of clozapine and also a similar chemical structure. We present three case histories where the commencement of olanzapine has had a dramatic improvement of in the symptoms of akathisia induced by other neuroleptics.
authors.affiliation: Leatherhead Community Mental Health Team, Leatherhead, UK.
authors.forename: Farida
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yousaf
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fialho
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Warden
keywords: Neuroleptic; akathisia; case history; olanzapine; treatment