Worsening of Tourette's disorder due to neuroleptic-induced akathisia
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 144 (4) , 504-505
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.4.504
Abstract
Of 100 patients with Tourette''s disorder, six demonstrated unequivocal worsening after their neuroleptic doses were increased. Akathisia was described in the records of all six patients and seemed to be the cause of the deterioration.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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