1991•Acta Psychiatrica ScandinavicaRequires access
Low serum iron in patients with neuroleptic‐induced akathisia and dystonia under antipsychotic drug treatment
Jun Horiguchi
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Abstract
The concentration of iron was determined in the serum of 35 patients; 10 with akathisia, 8 with dystonia and 17 without akathisia or dystonia. The patients exhibiting akathisia or dystonia had significantly lower serum concentration of iron than the patients without akathisia or dystonia. Neuroleptic-induced akathisia or dystonia may be facilitated by the low serum iron.