Revisiting Antipsychotic-induced Akathisia: Current Issues and Prospective Challenges
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Revisiting Antipsychotic-induced Akathisia: Current Issues and Prospective Challenges
BACKGROUND Akathisia continues to be a significant challenge in current neurological and psychiatric practice. Prompt and accurate detection is often difficult and there is a lack of consensus concerning the neurobiological basis of akathisia. No definitive treatment has been established for akathisia despite numerous preclinical and clinical studies.] Method: We reviewed antipsychotic-induced ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Neuropharmacology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1570-159X
DOI: 10.2174/1570159x14666161208153644