Improvement in neuroleptic-induced akathisia with intravenous iron treatment in a patient with iron deficiency

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Iron deficiency may play a role in the pathogenesis of drug-induced akathisia, but the evidence is conflicting.^1,2,3 There have been no reports of the effect of iron treatment in this condition. We report the case of a patient with iron deficiency whose akathisia had not responded to standard interventions but did respond dramatically to intravenous iron treatment.

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3.Kuloglu M, Atmaca M, Ustundag B. et al Serum iron levels in schizophrenic patients with or without akathisia. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2003,13,67-71.