Akathisia (Inability to Sit Still)
Akathisia is a restless inability to sit still (“a motor restlessness”) associated with a feeling of muscular quivering. It is often seen as a side-effect of neuroleptic medication or as a complication of Parkinson’s disease Opens in new window.
It may be so intense that the person affected finds it impossible to sit still, day or night.
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- J.D. and J.A. Spillane, An Atlas of Clinical Neurology (Oxford Medical Publications, 3rd ed., 1982), p.263.
