ANTIEMETIC-INDUCED AKATHISIA IN CANCER-PATIENTS RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY

Authors
FLEISHMAN SB LAVIN MR SATTLER M SZARKA H
Citation
Sb. Fleishman et al., ANTIEMETIC-INDUCED AKATHISIA IN CANCER-PATIENTS RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY, The American journal of psychiatry, 151(5), 1994, pp. 763-765
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
The American journal of psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
0002953X
Volume
151
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
763 - 765
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-953X(1994)151:5<763:AAICRC>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A structured, prospective telephone interview was used to assess the p revalence of akathisia in 24 cancer patients receiving metoclopramide or prochlorperazine during or after chemotherapy. Half of the patients reported subjective motor restlessness, and 75% stated that they woul d not have informed staff. This report suggests that akathisia is freq uently unrecognized in chemotherapy patients receiving metoclopramide and prochlorperazine.