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Akathisia

Known as: motor restlessness, ACATHESIA, akithisia 
An uncomfortable feeling of inner restlessness and inability to stay still. It can be a side effect of psychotropic medications.
National Institutes of Health

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Adverse reaction to drugCentral Nervous System Signs and SymptomsHyperactive behavior

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nervous system disorder

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2015
2015
Further evidence for the association of the NPSR1 gene A/T polymorphism (Asn107Ile) with impulsivity and hyperactivity
Administration of neuropeptide S (NPS) elicits anxiolysis, arousal and higher activity in rodents. In humans, the NPS receptor… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) and Parkinson's disease (PD)—Related disorders or different entities?
2001
2001
Treatment of restless legs syndrome with the dopamine agonist alpha‐dihydroergocryptine
An open pilot study with the dopamine agonist α‐dihydroergocryptine (DHEC) was conducted in 16 patients with idiopathic restless… 
2001
2001
[Restless legs syndrome: a clinical study in adult general population and in uremic patients].
BACKGROUND The restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a movement disorder characterized by an imperative urge to move the legs… 
1999
1999
Brief Report: Six Months Continuation Treatment in Naltrexone-Responsive Children with Autism: An Open-Label Case-Control Design
There is controversy about the status of naltrexone, an orally active opioid antagonist, in the treatment of autism. It has been… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Acute intoxication with trichloroethene: clinical symptoms, toxicokinetics, metabolism, and development of biochemical parameters for renal damage.
The present study reports on a 17-year-old male who ingested approximately 70 ml trichloroethene (TRI) in a suicide attempt. The… 
1998
1998
Akathisia and anesthesia: refusal of surgery after the administration of metoclopramide.
kathisia (from the Greek for “not to sit”) is a distressing side effect of some medications often #prescribed to patients (1,2… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
New actigraphic assessment method for periodic leg movements (PLM).
A new actigraphic method by which periodic leg movements (PLM) can be measured is presented. Data acquistion and analysis were… 
1975
1975
Minor Physical Anomalies (Stigmata) and Early Developmental Deviation: A Major Biologic Subgroup of “Hyperactive Children”
Minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) is an omnibus term referring to a poorly defined population of children presenting a variety of… 
1958
1958
The amygdalae and behavior.
The individual and social behavior of 15 cats and 18 rhesus monkeys was recorded and analyzed during a control period of from 3… 
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