Abstract | OBJECTIVE: CASE REPORTS: RESULTS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS:
Akathisia should be considered in patients receiving adjuvant analgesic therapy with tricyclic antidepressants. Early detection and appropriate treatment will relieve this distressing symptom. Restless movements involving parts of the body other than the legs may be the clue to the diagnosis.
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Authors | Hideki Onishi, Wataru Yamamoto, Makoto Wada, Tomomi Nishida, Mei Wada, Yu Sunagawa, Toshimichi Miya, Chiaki Kawanishi, Masaru Narabayashi, Yasutsuna Sasaki |
Journal | Palliative & supportive care
(Palliat Support Care)
Vol. 5
Issue 4
Pg. 411-4
(Dec 2007)
ISSN: 1478-9515 [Print] England |
PMID | 18044419
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
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Chemical References |
- Analgesics
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
- Amoxapine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Akathisia, Drug-Induced
(diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
- Amoxapine
(administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Analgesics
(administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Analgesics, Opioid
(therapeutic use)
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
(therapeutic use)
- Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
(administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Breast Neoplasms
(physiopathology)
- Drug Resistance
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain
(drug therapy)
- Palliative Care
- Rectal Neoplasms
(physiopathology)
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