Haloperidol is an antipsychotic drug that has similar actions to the antipsychotic medicine phenothiazine. The drug works as an inverse agonist of dopamine, a chemical in the brain involved in ...

One of my patients developed akathisia with olanzapine and she is now stabilized while taking haloperidol, without any symptom of akathisia. Is it possible that olanzapine induces akathisia and ...

Nurse performs physical exam for elderly patient First diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, the patient could not tolerate antipsychotic meds. At age 84 years, Mrs. P had enjoyed excellent ...

Akathisia is a common movement disorder associated with the use of antipsychotic medications. Ladislav Hakovec, a neuropathology professor at the University of Prague, coined the word akathisia as a ...

Haloperidol is one of the most frequently prescribed medications for the treatment of psychosis worldwide, but previous narrative, unsystematic reviews found no differences in efficacy between various ...

Akathisia is a side effect of certain drugs that causes an uncontrollable urge to move the legs. It often begins soon after a person starts on a new medication. It is crucial for people with akathisia ...