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MEDICATION-INDUCED ACUTE ACATHISIA [1 record]

Record 1 2018-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Nervous System
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
G25.71
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[A] subjective complaint of restlessness, often accompanied by observed excessive movements (e.g., fidgety movements of the legs, rocking from foot to foot, pacing, inability to sit or stand still), developing within a few weeks of starting or raising the dosage of a medication (such as a neuroleptic) or after reducing the dosage of a medication used to treat extrapyramidal symptoms.

OBS

G25.71: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

Key term(s)
  • medication-induced acute acathisia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Système nerveux
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
G25.71
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Plainte subjective d'agitation, souvent accompagnée par [des] mouvements excessifs [visibles] (p. ex. mouvements continuels des jambes, se balancer d'un pied sur l'autre, faire les cent pas ou incapacité à rester tranquillement assis) qui apparaissent dans les quelques semaines qui suivent l'initiation ou l'augmentation de la dose d'un médicament (tel qu'un neuroleptique) ou après avoir réduit la dose d'un médicament utilisé pour traiter les symptômes extrapyramidaux.

OBS

G25.71 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Key term(s)
  • acathisie aiguë induite par des médicaments
  • acathésie aiguë induite par des médicaments

Spanish

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